Mutton paomo is called mutton paomo for short, and its raw materials mainly include mutton, chopped green onion, vermicelli (or vermicelli), sugar, garlic and so on. Known as "mutton soup" in ancient times, it is delicious in Shaanxi, especially in xi 'an, enjoying the reputation of beef and mutton in soup. Well-cooked, mellow taste, thick carrion soup, fat but not greasy, rich in nutrition, fragrant, attractive appetite, delicious after eating.
Su Shi, a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote a poem, "There is bear wax in the dragon, and Qin cooks mutton soup alone." Because it warms the stomach and fights hunger, it has always been loved by Shaanxi people. Foreign guests come to Shaanxi to have a taste first to satisfy their appetite. Beef and mutton paomo has become the "general representative" of Shaanxi famous food.
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Mutton bread in soup is a delicacy in Shaanxi, especially xi 'an, which ranks as the three major characteristics of Xi 'an along with Terracotta Warriors and Horses and Shaanxi Opera. There is a saying that "I have never been to Xi 'an without eating mutton buns", which can better reflect the reputation of mutton buns.
Steamed lamb buns are well-cooked, with thick and mellow ingredients, and carrion soup is thick, fat but not greasy, rich in nutrition, fragrant and attractive, with endless aftertaste after eating.
Because it warms the stomach and fights hunger, it has always been loved by people of all ethnic groups in Xi 'an and northwest China. Foreign guests must taste it first when they come to Shaanxi to satisfy their appetite. Since the founding of New China, especially in recent years, it has been used to entertain international friends, which has been well received and become the "general representative" of Shaanxi famous food.
Steamed buns of beef and mutton were first made in the Western Zhou Dynasty with a long history. According to historical records, beef and mutton paomo evolved from ancient beef mutton soup. Many ancient documents, such as The Book of Rites and Pre-Qin philosophers, all mentioned beef mutton soup.
At first, it was mainly used for sacrifices and court banquets. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, beef mutton soup was listed as a gift for kings and princes. According to the Warring States Policy, the monarch of Zhongshan angered Sima Zi with a cup of mutton soup and left Chu angrily, saying that the king of Chu attacked Zhongshan, which led to the fate of national subjugation.
According to Song Shu, in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Mao Xiu gave Song Wudi mutton soup, which was delicious. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually made the prisoner an official, and later he was promoted to Doctor Guanglu. In the Sui Dynasty, there was a "cautious mutton soup" (Xie satirized the Book of Songs).
This is the original cooking form of beef mutton soup mixed with noodles. According to documents, palaces and shops in the Tang Dynasty were good at making soup. On the third day, instead of cooking for me, I washed my hands to make bridal soup.
Mutton soup, mutton soup, is the embryonic form of beef and mutton bread in soup today. After the Tang, Five Dynasties, Song and Yuan Dynasties, people of all ethnic groups moved to the mainland one after another, "gradually changing old customs".
In addition, Xi 'an is located in the northwest, close to pastoral areas, and is a good market for cattle and sheep trading. The names of Xi 'an ancient historical streets such as Xiyang City and Dongyang City were the sheep market at that time. All these provide conditions for the formation and development of beef and mutton paomo.
In the second year from Tang Suzong to Germany (A.D. 757), the army of the Tang Dynasty and the army borrowed from "Da Shi" took two cities from Liangzhu, which ended the "An Shi Rebellion" together. With the permission of Tang Gaozong, some "big food" soldiers were allowed to be stationed in Chang 'an.
"Big Food" soldiers often carry a kind of food similar to "Naan" when marching and fighting for a long time, which is called "Fenermu". The "Fenerhu" carried by soldiers often becomes dry and hard to swallow, so it is mixed with mutton and mutton soup, which is the embryonic form of "paomo".
With the increasing contact between the "big food" soldiers and the local people, the production method of "bamboo wood" has also spread from the military camp to the market, and has already formed one of the staple foods of the Muslim people in Xi' an today.
1936, General Yang Hucheng, the general of the Kuomintang Northwest Army, hosted a banquet for Chiang Kai-shek in Xi 'an with beef and mutton buns. 1947 When the Kuomintang ran for the Congress Party, it used beef and mutton buns to win votes.
At that time, the headline of the newspaper read: "If you want to run for the national congress, please eat mutton soaked first", and a bowl of beef and mutton soaked buns was exchanged for a vote. 1949, Mao Zedong led the volunteers from Yanhe and Baota shan to Beiping city.
It is said that one night he sneaked out of his residence with a guard and wandered in the street, perhaps because of irresistible temptation? Somehow, I went into a small restaurant opened by Shaanxi people near Wangfujing, ate a big bowl of mutton bread in soup beautifully, and repeatedly praised "not bad!" , this just left in a hurry.
In 1950s, Premier Zhou Enlai, Vice Premier Chen Yi and General Li Da hosted a banquet in Xi 'an for former Nepalese King Mahindra and Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh.
Marshal Montgomery, England, said happily, "Today, I once again experienced the food civilization in China." . Zhang Zeng, vice mayor, hosted a banquet for Marshal He Long with beef and mutton bread in soup.
Later, Xi Anniu mutton and bread pieces in soup settled in the capital Beijing. At present, the National Cultural Palace in Beijing and Xi 'an Restaurant in Xinjiekou both operate beef and mutton paomo. The beef and mutton buns in Xi 'an Restaurant are also deeply loved by President Mao Zedong and Marshal Peng, who have come here to taste them many times.
1986, Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse invited Xi 'an technicians to teach the skills of paomo, which made the local flavor food, beef and mutton paomo, leap into the ranks of state banquets, and its value doubled.
Over the past 1000 years, through the continuous development and innovation of Xi 'anfang people, "Paomo" has been greatly improved in color, fragrance, taste and shape, and has become an excellent food that people all over the world like to eat. "Thirty million people in the Qin Dynasty roared in unison and a bowl of mutton was beaming", which is a vivid portrayal of Shaanxi people.
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