Yang rou chuan

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Yang rou chuan (Yang Ro Quan, Yang row chuan, Yang rou quan etc.) is a skewered meat snack with Xin Jiang origins commonly found in many parts of China. The Xin Jiang province of China is particularly famous for this dish.

Yang rou chuan is essentially pieces of meat (most often lamb or beef) on a wooden skewer very similar to Satay or a Shish Kebab. It is cooked over an open charcoal fire and often sprinkled with spices to enhance the flavour. Although the term "yang rou chuan" literally means "lamb meat stick" it is often used to refer to all kinds of barbecued meats cooked in the same style. Several variations include beef tendon, octopus or chicken wing sticks.

Yang rou chuan have gained popularity among youths in many Chinese cities including Shanghai. Vendors often come out in later hours of the night and serve yang rou chuan to people drinking at bars or in clubs. This has lead to yang rou chuan being viewed as a very large part of Chinese night life. Several expatriot youths in China have reported starting "meat stick" fan clubs, where members will travel around the city at night looking for new yang rou chuan vendors.

There recently has been some controversy over the content of meat sticks. Many reports have stated that vendors use cat meat soaked in lamb fat as a cheap alternative to real lamb. The report resulted in several yang rou chuan stands closing, but the majority of them have denied the allegations. People who frequently consume yang rou chuan warn that some yang rou chuan can give people food poisoning and diarrhoea, especially during the warmer summer months.