Saveur - April-May 2017

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Big Sky Mongolia

Far from anywhere, a pair of intrepid photographers commune

with nomads over a pot of stewed sheep and vodka

STORY & PHOTOGRAPHS BY DYLAN + JENI

EAT

THE

WO R L D

T

o make khorkhog,

first gather stones

from a river. Now set

the stones over a bed of coals.

When they’re blazing hot,

toss into a large cauldron and

add the meat of one lamb,

salt, potatoes, a little water,

and some vodka.

The animal, butchered

and killed that day in honor

of our arrival, had hung to

In Mongolia,
nomadic families
raise livestock
and live off the
land—a lifestyle
encouraged by
the government.