Genghis Khan fought countless battles in his life, leaving Mongolian grassland, heading for northern China and crossing Central Asia to Europe. He traveled all over Korea, Japan, Annan, Zhancheng, Myanmar and other places, and established the Four Great Khan States, which is a veritable overlord of the world empire. ?
However, this "grassland hero" and "world conqueror" came from a declining Mongolian aristocratic family and lost his father at the age of 9. When he was hungry, he could only collect wild fruits, shoot birds and animals with bows and arrows, and even dig grass seeds to satisfy his hunger. ?
Childhood memories full of hunger deepened his awe and admiration for food. It is said that Genghis Khan not only loves to eat, but also eats. Many ancient cuisines in China are related to him, and instant-boiled mutton was invented by him in the battlefield. ?
There are footprints of Genghis Khan and many food legends on the grassland. ?
Have you ever eaten the most delicious meal since you were eighteen?
Genghis Khan loves food, especially mutton. ?
According to legend, Mongolian sheep is one of the Mongolian Nine Treasures that Genghis Khan ate when he married his wife in Hulun Lake. 99' s whole sheep table, the food is fragrant and the mutton is mouth-watering. After Genghis Khan tasted it, he was even more full of praise, calling it "the most delicious meal I have eaten since I was eighteen." ?
The Mongolian sheep here is the mutton of Xinbaerhu Right Banner. Hu Ba is the tribal name of Gurkha in Mongolia. The tribe is stationed in Hulunbeier, and soldiers participate in grazing, which is divided into left and right wings. The "right" here means the west in Mongolian. ?
The Mongolian army, which has been fighting all the year round, mostly drinks horse milk or slaughters sheep as rations, and its material conditions are quite poor. In a difficult environment, in order to boost morale, gourmets delayed by the war invented a delicious dish that has been popular so far-instant-boiled mutton. ?
Once, the Mongolian army marched to the dangerous Jiufeng Mountain and trudged through the rain and fog. The soldiers were afraid of an ambush and did not dare to advance rashly. Genghis Khan ordered to stop on the spot to light a bonfire, which can be used for heating and picnic. ?
Genghis Khan had a whim when he saw soldiers roasting mutton black. He took off his helmet, put it on the fire, poured it into the mountain spring, then cut the mutton as thin as cicada's wings with a waist knife and threw it into the boiling military helmet together with the herbs in the skin. A steaming mouthful of grassland wild mutton entered the intestine, and the soldiers were all flushed and high-spirited and marched forward with high spirits. ?
Many people don't know that Genghis Khan, who has been a martial artist all his life, is still a gourmet. ?
Is the nomadic legacy in the north the smell of boiling more than 800 years ago?
"A Hundred Smells of the Ancient City" said: "Mutton pot is the most common delicacy in cold years ... This way of eating is the research and evolution of nomadic heritage in the north and has become a special flavor". With the development of history, instant-boiled mutton has become a thousand tables of fat sheep hotpot. However, foodies still admire the pure taste cooked more than 800 years ago. ?
The unique quality and taste of Qingshui instant-boiled mutton comes from its unique natural pasture, especially the special climate and geological environment in Xinbaerhuyouqi. ?
Xinbaerhuyouqi, located in the depths of Hulunbeier grassland, is far from modern civilization and urban pollution, and also survived the devastation of war. The grassland ecology in Genghis Khan's era was largely continuous. Similar to its neighbors Russia and Mongolia, it is also one of the most well-preserved pure grasslands in the world with vast territory and sparse population. ?
Here continues the grassland ecology of Genghis Khan's era. ?
Grassland soil and water are rich in mineral elements. Forage absorbs and enriches these minerals, but is also rich in vitamins. Mongolian sheep that have eaten these natural pastures are regarded as delicious food by local people. People here say, "Five kinds of animals on Qi Xinyou grassland' eat Chinese herbal medicine and drink mineral water'". ?
What's more commendable is that this natural grassland, which is known as "paradise grassland" and "green pure land", still follows the natural grazing method hundreds of years ago, without feeding and additives, and has never had a serious epidemic. Sheep run freely on the grassland all year round and eat freely like wild animals. Can they be called "wild animals with owners"?
To this day, the mutton we can eat in Xinbaerhu Right Banner is still as natural as it was hundreds of years ago. ?
Nature is a necessary condition for good mutton. ?
The troubles of grassland herders?
On average, 22 mu of grassland is only for one sheep to eat, and a ewe only gives birth to one fetus and one sheep a year. The herdsmen on this grassland are still sticking to the ancient nomadic tradition. ?
But in recent years, their persistence has become more difficult. First, successive years of drought, the amount of grass is decreasing, especially this year, which is the worst drought in 60 years; Second, although the way of grazing in the wild is of high quality, the yield is extremely low. In addition, simple herders also lack mature market channels, but the best quality mutton can't sell at a reasonable price. ?
This world-class delicacy, a group of hard-working nomadic people who have inherited the Millennium tradition, is treated indiscriminately in the market. The enclosure of some modern animal husbandry around the pasture is also squeezing the living space of herders. ?
Between talent and human intervention, we need to adopt an appropriate and gentle attitude. All those who are diligent, dedicated and content with stability also need a channel for the public's appetite. This pure taste, which has been passed down for thousands of years, should not disappear. ?
The vast grassland and pure taste should not disappear. ?
During the preparation of Hulunbeier Manor in Leling, Leling was shocked and moved by the plight of local herders, so it decided to help these herders who were still grazing diligently and build a free supply platform. This is also the original intention of Leling and Ayuntala Ranch in Xinbaerhu Right Banner to launch the "Leling Agricultural Assistance Program". ?
At a fair price, wild sheep are directly stored from pastoral areas and supplied to consumers to meet the needs of urban people suffering from lack of good mutton and help herders solve the problems of fair price and market. ?
More and more people agree with the life philosophy that "every penny you spend is voting for the world you want", which is exactly a new way of life that Leling Helping Agriculture Program is trying to create. If you also want to help the herdsmen in Hulunbeier grassland together with the Leling Agricultural Assistance Program, please click "Read the original" to get a fresh channel for the direct supply of wild sheep to the government. ?
From the natural grassland to the urban kitchen, all the persistence along the way is devoted to the aspirations of the Xinbaerhu herders who insist on raising sheep in the traditional way. They all hope that high-quality mutton and simple customs will not disappear from history and can come down in one continuous line. ?
There is a complete and permanent existence in outer Mongolia. However, this treaty has not been effectively implemented, outer Manchuria is still in the hands of Russia, and outer Mongolia finally becomes independent.