"End the whole sheep" is a grand etiquette for Dongxiang people to entertain their distinguished guests. Dongxiang people's "end the whole sheep" is not to end the cooked whole sheep on the table, but to gradually serve the whole sheep with plates according to the parts of the whole sheep, such as neck, ribs, front legs, rear legs and tail. People who are more particular about hospitality sometimes fry the lung liver first and serve it, which is called "Kebabu" by the people. "The guest in front is better than the meat behind", which is a popular saying among Dongxiang people.
have a "cocktail party". In the eyes of Dongxiang people, the top of chicken is the tip of chicken. When visiting a Dongxiang family, the host will serve the guests according to the identity of the newcomer. First, let the elderly among the guests sit in the middle, and then the host will make a "three-bubble table" to cover the bowl of tea for the guests. After three rounds of tea, young people will serve oily and crispy oil, followed by hair, cooking and grabbing mutton, and the last dish must be chicken.
When Dongxiang people eat chicken, they first ask the imam to slaughter it and cook it, and then break it into thirteen pieces according to the parts of the chicken. First, untie the chicken's two thighs, two legs and two spoons, then chop the chicken wings and calves into four pieces, and chop the chicken breast meat into two pieces, leaving one piece of tail bone, that is, the chicken tip.
after the chopped pieces are eaten in order of the guests' seniority, the host will give the chicken tip to the most distinguished guests. Guests who are given the tip of the chicken don't eat it immediately, but pick up the tip of the chicken to give courtesy to people who think they are prestigious and their peers. Generally speaking, it is a polite procedure for guests to show courtesy to each other at dinner, which increases the lively atmosphere of greeting and humility.