Baolige Bingzhuyang
保力格冰煮羊(海神圣泉旅游度假区店)
Arxan's best-known ice-boiled lamb hot pot, with ice and hand-cut fresh lamb cooked together and served with a signature sesame sauce and house-made yogurt.
Ice-boiled lamb is Arxan's signature dish. Ice cubes are placed in an iron pot, then hand-cut fresh lamb is added and cooked. The meat is cut into small strips rather than thin slices, for a chewy bite. Baolige is the best-known shop, on the north side of the central square's food street on Hot Spring Road, opposite the Rural Commercial Bank. Official tourism guides and many travel articles recommend it. The dipping sauce is a signature sesame paste, and wild mushrooms, Tianchi tofu and house-made yogurt are also recommended. Opinions vary. Many visitors find it fresh and memorable, while some Inner Mongolian diners feel it does not compare with lamb from the pastoral areas and call it an internet-famous spot. The average spend is about 96 yuan per person. Peak mealtimes are crowded, so groups should call ahead.
Opening hours
Daily 10:30-23:00
Nearby sights
- Arxan Railway Station
- Arxan Hot Springs
- Arxan Taiwei Ski Resort
- Wuli Spring
- Bailang Forestry Folk Village
- Meigui Peak
- Bailang Peak
- Arxan National Forest Park