article_snippet.sent: Momin Hopur, a Uighur celebrity chef, spent five hours cooking a full camel in a giant oven at the annual Apricot Tourism Festival last week in Yining County in north Xinjiang.
article_snippet.sent: Delicious: Hopur and his team serve roast camel to a crowd who waited for as long as three hours for a slice .
article_snippet.sent: I’ve never seen a camel being cooked like this,” said local resident Kurbanjan who – after waiting for three hours -- was the first in the queue to buy the roast, which took five hours to cook.
article_snippet.sent: This was the sixth camel Mr Hopur had roasted during The Apricot Tourism Festival.
article_snippet.sent: Chef: Delighted by the popularity of his roast, Mr Hopur is to transport 20 more camels the festival in Jining .
article_snippet.sent: This is the sixth camel Mr Hopur has roasted during The Apricot Tourism Festival .
article_snippet.sent: Delighted by their popularity, the local celebrity chef has decided to transport 20 more camels to Jining to feed the festival goers.
article_snippet.sent: I haven’t slept for three days as I need to give constant attention to the temperature of the fire, but I’m very happy to see that people like my camel,” said Mr Hopur to China News Service.