Lastly, they hung the shapes on the roof of their homes, known as ger, where the sun and wind would dry the dairy product. At the end of the long process, they would have aaruul!
Many Mongolian foods are made from the local environment! In the past, the people of Mongolia lived by herding animals. Do you know what "herding animals" is?
There are five animals that are very important to Mongolian culture and food. Think of farm animals. Can you guess them?
Here are the answers:
1. Horses
2. Sheep
3. Goats
4. Cows
5. Camels
In the past, Mongolian people lived off of foods from these animals. Because they moved constantly from place to place, they did not have time to wait for vegetables to grow in the ground. Also, because the land here is very dry and cold, it is hard to grow vegetables. Therefore, a big part of Mongolian foods was the meat and dairy from their animals. Today, a large part of the Mongolian diet is still meat and dairy!
