Most street festivals are happy to throw a few cuts of meat on a barbecue , or perhaps even have a hog roast . In one corner of China , however , a full camel in a giant oven is the order of the day . The 450kg ( 990lb ) beast was coated in a lurid yellow marinade before it was lowered by crane into a 6m-tall tandoor kiln , the People ’ s Daily Online reported . Scroll down for video . Preparing : The camel is first coated with a yellow marinade before being put into the six-metre kiln . Spectacular : The camel is hoisted out of the kiln after being roasted on the street of Jining in northwest China . Ready : The feast was prepared by Momin Hopur , a local celebrity chef and fourth-generation grill master . The chef and his apprentices took five days building the special kiln , which then had to be warmed up for 48 hours . Momin Hopur , a Uighur celebrity chef , spent five hours cooking the camel at the annual Apricot Tourism Festival last week in Yining County in north Xinjiang . The kiln was built specially with more than 10,000 bricks , yellow mud and salt . Hopur and his apprentices spent five days erecting the cooking device and warmed it up for 48 hours before the big day . “ The brick kiln was pre-heated for 48 hours , ” said Mr Hopur , who is the fourth generation of a family of grill masters from Bachu County , according to Tianshan Network . “ Before the camel was roasted , it was marinated with a special seasoning containing 36 herbs then it was covered with sesames , ” added Mr Hopur . Meal was served at 2pm to hundreds of long-awaited customers . Highly anticipated : Hundreds of customers line up to buy the roast , which took five hours to cook . Delicious : Hopur and his team serve roast camel to a crowd who waited for as long as three hours for a slice . “ 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 was made with a marinade that included eggs , flour and 36 herbs . “ After I tasted it , I found it really tasty , ” added Kurbanjan . This was the sixth camel Hopur had roasted during the festival . Chef : Delighted by the popularity of his roast , Hopur is to transport 20 more camels the festival in Jining . Popular : This is the sixth camel Hopur has roasted during the festival . Delighted by their popularity , the local celebrity chef has decided to transport 20 more camels to Jining to feed the festival goers . “ 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 Hopur to China News Service . The Apricot Tourism Festival opened on April 3rd and is set to last for 10 days .
Camel weighed 450kg and had to be hoisted into the kiln by a crane . Mysterious marinade contains 36 herbs as well as eggs and black pepper . Chef spent five days building the giant kiln with more than 10,000 bricks . First customer had queued for three hours for a portion . The street feast is a part of a tourism festival in Xinjiang in northwest China .