Eating in China
Generated guide illustration of sawn yak leg bones as one example; broth cuts vary.

Yak bones

牦牛骨Máoniú gǔ

Solid yak skeletal cuts used for broth. Examples include spine, tail and leg bones with some attached meat, and sawn hind-leg sections exposing the marrow inside.

Type
Meat

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Solid yak skeletal cuts used for broth. Examples include spine, tail and leg bones with some attached meat, and sawn hind-leg sections exposing the marrow inside.

In the kitchen

Tibetan noodle broth and yak hot pot.

Bone cuts differ from separated marrow and the finished liquid stock.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有牦牛骨吗?

Does this dish contain Yak bones?

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