Xinyuan mutton is a specialty delicacy of Xinyuan Xincheng, Siyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province.

The cooking of Xin Yuan mutton series dishes is unique and very famous.

Xinyuan is the collective name of Xinji and Yuanji. It was called Renhe Town in the early Qing Dynasty.

Legend has it that when Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, he passed by the mouth of the Sancha River in the Xinyuan section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. At noon, he impromptuly got off the boat and looked around. He saw a picture of "cattle and sheep seen on the grassland blown by the wind". He felt relaxed and happy and decided to stop here.

"Have a meal".

Local officials ordered a famous chef to prepare a delicious dish of local goat meat.

Emperor Qianlong was overjoyed after tasting it and blurted out: "This is a human delicacy, and Renhe mutton is the best in the world." From then on, Xin Yuan mutton was presented as a tribute to the court and became famous all over the world, and its fragrance spread all over the world.

The ancient town of Xinyuan also became famous.

The amazing Xin Yuan mutton is outstanding in four aspects.

First, it is of high quality and delicious; second, it is suitable for all seasons; third, it has a series of food; fourth, its cooking skills are unique.

Xinyuan Town is adjacent to Hongze Lake in the south, with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the ancient Yellow River, and the Huangma River passing through it. There was Xintan Lake in the past, and there is now Lantern Lake. There are many riverbank slopes, large tidal flats, abundant aquatic and plant resources, and fresh and moist air.

Goats are carefully raised.

The processed goat meat is delicate and delicious, with the characteristics of crispy, tender, not fat, not greasy, fresh and no smell.

From a seasonal perspective, it can be said to be “suitable for all seasons”, especially eating summer mutton is a new specialty.

Since mutton has a strong mutton smell, mutton is generally eaten in winter in most areas, and is cooked with spicy ingredients such as chili pepper, pepper, ginger, and green onions.

As for summer, let alone eating, just mentioning the word mutton seems to have a smell that penetrates your nose.

But in Xinyuan, eating mutton in summer is no longer a myth.

The mutton is tender and delicious, and you won't even taste the slightest bit of mutton.

A trip to Xinyuan is only considered worthwhile if you have tasted summer mutton, let alone "layman's words" such as "Can you eat mutton in summer?"

Now when it comes to "Xin Yuan Mutton", it is no longer just a simple concept of "meat", but a "sheep series".

Start from the sheep head, sheep mouth strips, sheep brains, sheep eyes, sheep blood, sheep ribs, mutton, sheep liver, sheep tripe, sheep heart, sheep lungs, sheep intestines, sheep legs, sheep balls, you can say that you eat from scratch.

By the end, after roasting, stir-frying, stir-frying, stewing, cold cooking and other methods, there are more than 30 "sheep series".