Throughout this region, they have "handpulled" noodles. I haven't figured out yet how they do it, but within about 1 minute a ball of dough becomes perfectly shaped noodles. They're really tasty!
In fact, the food of this region (Xinjiang) is a fascinating mix of Central Asian and Chinese. For example, they have dumplings, but they're filled with mutton instead of more traditional Chinese ingredients like pork and shrimp. Many of the stir-fried dishes are flavored with middle eastern spices. We've had the most wonderful food here, including shish kabab, noodles with mutton and eggplant, flaky pastries filled with dates, and an amazing variety of fruits. In Turpan, we had grapes that were three times the size of any I've ever seen before (really meaty and flavorful), Hami melon which is kind of like a cantelope, but much sweeter, a green fig that is more like a persimmon in size and shape and was delicious, and pink pears that are by far the best pears I've ever eaten. Sadly, we're told that none of this fruit travels well. We're enjoying as much as we can of it while we're here!
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