Inside a ger, you’ll find many of the comforts you find in your own home. When you move twice a year, you have to think about what’s essential to your life and what can make it easier. Wi-Fi and smart phones have found their way into Mongolian ger (pronounced “gair”), but only by necessity. The only major change is their lean adoption of technology. They set up their tent houses known as ger (we know them to be yurts) twice a year during spring and summer. They still follow the herd, but now they own the animals, sometimes up to one thousand livestock at a time.

Modern life amongst the Mongolian nomadic people hasn’t changed much throughout the years. The people of the Mongolian Steppes have lived this way for centuries: following their herds of sheep, goats, cows, horses, camels, and yaks wherever they roam. Photo by the Culture Trip The Nomadic Way Learn how the Mongolian yurt is the center of family life and how you can make your own, truly Mongolian kebabs. In this edition, we’re wandering the Mongolian Steppes with the nomadic culture that calls the fields their home as they follow their herds of thousands of cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and yaks. In the Common Flame, we discover how cultures across the world are united by a common love of cooking over an open flame.

Fire brings us together not just for sharing a meal, but for experiencing lasting moments of laughter, love, and community. There’s something completely magical about cooking over an open flame.

Mongolian hot pot