Zeku Yak [Qinghai Zeku Specialty]

What is Zeku yak? Authentic Qinghai Zeku Specialty: Zeku Yak

Content Summary:Do you want to know what Zeku Yak is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Zeku Yak in Qinghai Province. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Zeku Yak. The full text takes about 4 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Zeku Yak

Basic Introduction of Zeku Yak

During the Qin and Han dynasties, the Zeku area was a pasture for the Qiang people. Firstly, there was the grazing land of the Xianling Qiang. Due to the military attacks of the Han Dynasty, their strength was weak. The Huodang Qiang, together with other tribes, expelled the Xianling Qiang from Xiaoyugu and occupied the Xiaoyugu and Xiaoyugu, becoming a powerful tribal group. In the mid to late Qing Dynasty, the Mongol influence declined, and a small number of Mongolians in the Zeku area gradually moved to Henan County. With the southward migration of nomads, Zeku County regained independent jurisdiction over Longwu Bagsuo and became a summer grassland in the Regong region. In September 1949, Qinghai was liberated, and today's Zeku area belongs to the fifth, sixth, and seventh districts of Tongren County. On December 5, 1953, Zeku County was separated from Tongren County and placed under the jurisdiction of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. In history, the Tibetan people's dietary habits mainly consisted of beef, milk, butter, and roasted barley noodles. As a nomadic people, meat plays an important role in their food composition. The methods of eating meat in Tibetan people include boiling, air drying, grilling, raw food, and baking. The most common way to eat meat is naturally cooking. When cooking meat, it emphasizes the word "fresh". Boil the meat until it is half cooked and the red threads are just gone. Milk and yogurt are also beverages consumed by herdsmen throughout the year. Yak milk can be mixed with special tools to make butter, which is an indispensable staple food for herdsmen. After separation, the acidic water is boiled, filtered, and sun dried to become a hard granular substance, commonly known as cheese. Yogurt and milk tea have a bright white color and are considered symbols of purity and kindness. The entire body of Zeku yak is precious, and its meat is incredibly delicious. After killing, it can be boiled, stir fried, braised, clarified, or air dried. Its unique characteristics make it a delicacy. Meat is edible, leather can be sewn into clothing, boots, bags, etc. Cow heads can be processed into handicrafts, cow tails can be made into brooms to sweep dust, and cows are a type of aphrodisiac

It has outstanding adaptability to the harsh ecological conditions of the Qinghai Plateau and is an indispensable special draft animal for snow mountain grasslands

Regional Scope

Zeku County is located adjacent to Xiahe County in Gansu Province to the east, adjacent to Henan Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture to the south, facing Tongrende County in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to the west, bordering Guinan County in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to the north, and adjacent to Tongren County to the northeast. The geographical coordinates are between 100 ° 34 ′ -102 ° 08 ′ E longitude and 34 ° 45 ′ -35 ° 32 ′ N latitude. Including Zequ Town, Maixiu Town, Heri Township, Ningxiu Township, Wangjia Township, Duohemao Township, Xibosha Township, Batan Ranch, and Qiakori Community in Zeku County, it governs 64 administrative villages including five townships, two towns, one field, and one community. It is 142 kilometers long from east to west and 85 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 6658.06 square kilometers, covering the entire county