[Xinjiang Story] A Xinjiang chef from a fishing background cooks "Fish and Sheep Fresh Soup" for thousands of people during the Winter Fishing Festival-Chinanews.com Video

　　[Explanation] The temperature of Ulungu Lake in Fuhai County, northern Xinjiang in the middle of winter night is close to minus 30 degrees Celsius.

At 2 o'clock in the morning, Chef Bo Dade took six local chefs who are well versed in fish cooking, and began to wash fish, fry fish, prepare seasonings, and prepare a super-large pot of "fish and sheep fresh soup" for the upcoming winter fishing festival prepare.

　　[Explanation] Bai Dade introduced that the diameter of the cauldron is 3.6 meters and the depth is 1.6 meters. It can hold 5 tons of water. The boiled fish and sheep soup can be eaten by thousands of people.

They had already started the preparatory work two days earlier, and the ingredients were carefully selected from the best local sources.

　　[Concurrent] Bo Dade, a first-class chef in Fuhai County, Xinjiang

　　I came to Xinjiang in 1993. At the beginning we were fishermen.

I have been fishing for ten years, and I have opened a restaurant for seventeen or eighteen years.

We have been making this fresh fish and sheep since 2020. The government county committee recommended me to make this ten-thousand-pot, big-pot fish.

The first and second sessions were very successful.

　　[Explanation] Bai Dade is a first-class chef in Fuhai County. He is in his 50s this year and served as the head chef of the 16th Ulungu Lake Winter Fishing Cultural Tourism Festival in Fuhai County.

In the 14th Ulungu Lake Winter Fishing Cultural Tourism Festival in 2020 and ten thousand people tasting fish soup, he won the title of "Best Guinness in the World". The Cultural Tourism Festival is full of expectations.

　　[Concurrent] Bo Dade, a first-class chef in Fuhai County, Xinjiang

　　They are all big live fish, all of which weigh more than seven or eight kilograms or more than ten kilograms. We have prepared a pickup truck today, and it is ready now.

　　[Live sound] Bai Dade, a first-class chef in Fuhai County, Xinjiang

　　Today is Fuhai County, the 16th Winter Fishing Festival, fish and sheep fresh cauldron, open the pot!

　　[Explanation] On January 7th, at the site of the 16th Wulun Ancient Lake Winter Catch Cultural Tourism Festival in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, a cauldron with a diameter of 3.5 meters lifted the lid, and steam rushed out, filling the cauldron with The fresh soup is available for tourists from all over the world to taste for free, which adds warmth to the tourists who come to participate in the winter fishing festival in the ice and snow.

　　[Explanation] Zhao Qiqi, a tourist who came from Urumqi to participate in the "Winter Fishing Festival", told reporters that he knew that Fuhai's Winter Fishing Festival had a history of more than 80 years, but he had never seen it.

It was the first time for me and my friends to participate in the "Winter Harvest Festival" in Fuhai County this year, and the ceremony was very spectacular.

　　[Concurrent] Zhao Qiqi, a tourist from Urumqi

　　The temperature is very cold, but when I came here, I saw that there was a mouthful-sized pot of fresh fish and sheep soup, which was provided for free. I just drank a bowl, and now I feel much warmer.

　　[Same period] Mr. Zhang, a tourist from Urumqi

　　Come and drink a bowl of fresh fish and sheep soup, it tastes very delicious.

It's very good to drink to warm your body.

　　[Explanation] After the opening of the first desert expressway in Xinjiang, S21, the expressway will connect scattered resources and scenic spots along the line to form an overall linear scenic spot and tourism brand, and incorporate Fuhai County into Urumqi's "3-hour tourist business district". Tourists from all over the world are constantly coming to Fuhai Tourism, which also drives the rapid development of the local economy.

On the day of the event, tourists from all over the world can not only appreciate the unique winter fishing culture, but also taste fresh fish and sheep soup on the spot, which has become one of the characteristics of the Ulungu Lake Winter Fishing Cultural Tourism Festival.

　　[Concurrent] Bo Dade, a first-class chef in Fuhai County, Xinjiang

　　The weather in Xinjiang (Fuhai County) is cold. Come here (to participate in the Winter Fishing Festival) to drink a bowl of fresh fish and sheep soup to warm up your body. After eating, you can take home the blessings of Fuhai County.

　　Reported by Yang Tao, Chu Xu, Dong Fayong, Fuhai County, Xinjiang

Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]