The Hearty Food of Mongolian Winter

Michael A. Parks May 21 2009, 7:11 AM ET

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A woman cooks in a ger erected on Lake Khovsgol for Mongolia's annual Ice Festival.

Michael A. Parks lives with the nomadic herders of Mongolia, discovering
The Hearty Food of Mongolian Winter
and wondering why the cuisine goes so unappreciated.

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Michael A. Parks is a freelance writer living in Texas. He spent 2009 as a Fulbright Fellow in Mongolia.

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