What Is Uighur Food?

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Uighur food is loved in China, but the people who make it are viewed with great suspicion. The Muslim minority in China's western Xinjiang region has come under intense surveillance by the Chinese authorities. Human rights groups say they are the victims of discrimination, violence, and illegal detention, claims the Chinese government strongly denies. For many Uighurs living outside of China, keeping their food traditions alive provides a crucial link to their homeland and the relatives and friends they left behind. Mukaddes Yadikar and her husband Ablikim Rahman set up a Uighur restaurant in London and tell Emily Thomas their plans for increasing their food's appeal. (Picture: A selection of typical Uighur foods. Credit: BBC)