Our lamb dinner in the Turpan Bazaar.

We happened upon the scene below, when we were wandering about the bazaar in Turpan.

Two men were coating a lamb carcass in a mixture if saffron and yoghurt.

It looked so tempting we decided that we'd enjoy eating there.

My daughter-in-law  speaks Chinese, and luckily, so did these stall holders-cum-cooks. She chatted to the men.

The lamb would be ready in about 2 hours, and yes, we would be welcome to eat there.

The coated lamb goes into this large oven.

And water is added...notice the steam rising.

I am not at all sure of the relationships between the stall holders at this site, but assuming they are all related, there seemed to be a mother, 2 young men (sons?) and a young girl of about 10 or 11.

Our two granddaughters with the young girl of the family.

Our dining room....and sharing the table with a local Uighur man.

Our meal was simple, but mouth-wateringly wonderful. The lamb was tender, and simply served on a platter of flat bread. We had chopsticks, and served ourselves from the one platter. 

And the aromatic tea, which we had enjoyed in Kashgar, was poured from a bottomless teapot.  I became quite addicted to this tea.

Ready to eat the lamb, and drink our bowls of tea.

Our dinner....succulent lamb served on flat bread.

Still now, warnings are given to potential travellers about eating such "street food" in the countries they visit, but we have never had a problem with it. No food poisoning or diarrhoea. Were we lucky, or did we simply choose carefully? I don't know the answer to that question, but would recommend any traveller to try street food.