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Lamb skewers

烤羊肉串kao yang rou chuan

What it is

Cubes of lamb and fat charcoal-grilled over a long brazier and dusted with cumin and chili; the Silk Road street classic.

How to order it

Order several at once; the fatty cuts are the good ones, eat them straight off the skewer.

Price band

¥3-6 a skewer

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烤羊肉串

kao yang rou chuan

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