The correct way to eat water basin mutton is to put the meat on a bun, then take a bite of the bun and a bite of the soup. Water basin mutton is a famous traditional snack of Han Chinese in Shaanxi region, and the practice is most famous in Dali, Pucheng and Chengcheng counties of Weinan City.
The water basin mutton has a long history, and the book "Qingsui of Shanjia" has described the technique of cooking mutton soup, and the book "Songshu" has also described the mutton soup. The city of Xi'an also has a number of street names that attest to the formation and development of water basin mutton.
Water basin mutton is actually mutton steamed bun, this kind of dish is known as boiled bun in Xi'an, each place is called differently, but the practice is still roughly similar, only the flavor will have some changes because of the slight difference of the steps in it.
In addition, the way you eat lamb in a water bowl may vary slightly from place to place.
Mutton in a water basin is a must for winter protection against the cold, and there are many benefits to consuming mutton, such as it can cure symptoms such as regurgitation and coldness caused by coldness in the spleen and stomach.
Mutton can also warm the liver and kidney, and is used to treat symptoms such as lumbar and knee soreness and cold pain, impotence and other symptoms. At the same time, mutton can also tonify blood and warm menstruation, is a great tonic for women's post-partum nourishment.
Lamb is very friendly to both women and men, and in ancient China, it was also widely recognized as a warming and strengthening agent.