Cumin & Caraway Lamb

Spices have been used in northern Chinese cooking for centuries. After all, the silk and spice routes were opened as far back as the 1st century bce, and spices such as cumin, caraway, pepper, cloves and cinnamon were traded like precious stones. The Uyghur people in Xinjiang and the nomadic Mongols have been using spices in their cooking for a long time. Collectively, they are known as the Hui, and are affiliated historically to the Sunni branch of Islam.