Beef and Mutton · FFET10440
Yak meat
Meat from domestic yaks on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with a recorded shipment from Guoluo, Qinghai, to Hong Kong.
Beef, mutton, lamb, goat and yak meat, with their breeds and cuts.
Yak meat comes from domestic yaks, which live at high elevations on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. On September 14, 2024, the first shipment of farmed yak meat products from Guoluo, Qinghai, bound for Hong Kong departed Xining by air.
What
Yak meat is the meat of domestic yaks raised in high-altitude pastoral areas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.1,2
When
A historical text describes yak meat as tasty, but the available evidence does not establish when people first began eating it.1
Where
Yaks live at elevations above 4,000 meters on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Guoluo, Qinghai, was the origin of the first shipment of farmed yak meat products to Hong Kong in September 2024.2,3
How
Domestic yaks are kept for meat, milk, and carrying loads. The available material does not describe specific culinary uses for the meat.2
Why
Yak meat's character is tied to its environment: yaks live at elevations above 4,000 meters on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.2
Impact and influence
Hong Kong granted market access for farmed yak meat in August 2024. On September 14 that year, the first shipment of farmed yak meat products from Guoluo, Qinghai, bound for Hong Kong departed Xining by air.3