I believe everyone knows that in addition to eating roast duck, there is also a very famous dish in Beijing, namely instant-boiled mutton, which is very popular in many places in Beijing, Northeast China and Inner Mongolia. For example, some hot pot restaurants basically don't eat instant-boiled mutton for free, but most people don't know when instant-boiled mutton originated. In fact, instant mutton was invented by Mongols and by a cook under the Mongolian leader Kublai Khan. At that time, Kublai Khan fought in the south and laid a lot of territory. Once he felt that there was nothing to do now, so he was ready to find a place for everyone to eat mutton together, but at this time, the enemy attacked.
At that time, it was too late to cook mutton, and Kublai Khan was very hungry, so his temper became more and more violent. At this time, the chef didn't dare to offend him, knowing that he had to eat mutton before he could fight, so the chef could only cut all the mutton into thin slices, then cook it in the pot for a while and take it out immediately. In this way, you can eat it in time. Unexpectedly, after Kublai Khan ate it, he accidentally found it very delicious. After eating, he immediately went into battle and quickly beat back the enemy.
After returning home in triumph, he asked the chef how to cook this mutton, and the chef told him the detailed method. Kublai Khan said that this dish would be called instant-boiled mutton in the future, and then instant-boiled mutton became popular among Mongolians. Nowadays, instant-boiled mutton is very popular not only in Inner Mongolia, but also in northern areas such as Hebei, Shanxi and Northeast China.