Roadside Grill · Skewered Meat
Shorlog
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Shorlog is the Mongolian name for shashlik, the grilled skewer that spread across the Soviet sphere, and grilling it outdoors is a favorite part of summer weekends outside the city.
Chunks of mutton or beef, often marinated with onion, are threaded onto a skewer and grilled directly over open coals so the char and fat carry the flavor. Grills appear at summer picnic spots on Ulaanbaatar's outskirts, festivals and highway stops, with the smoke visible from a distance.
Why it's made this way: It's Mongolia's version of the skewered grilling found across the wider steppe and Central Asian world, adapted into a strip of open-air grills that appears wherever a crowd gathers in the warmer months.
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