In Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, there has always been a custom of "drinking summer sheep" in the summer solar term. The summer solar term is in dog days, dog days. Mutton and mutton soup have always been eaten in many areas of China, such as southwestern Shandong, northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui and eastern Henan. People call it "Fu Yang". Eating mutton in summer can heat up, promote sweating and expel toxins. There has always been a saying among the people: "Fu Yang has a bowl of soup, and you don't need a doctor to prescribe it", "Eat mutton soup in summer, and you don't need to wear a cashmere sweater in winter".
Lunan people are famous for their love of mutton soup. But strangely enough, this magical land is not like the grassland where countless sheep are growing, but scattered in every corner, and some small traders come to pick up the purchase. According to a local authoritative statistics, "there are more than 2,000 mutton soup kitchens in the city, with 20,000 employees."
Why do Lunan people like mutton soup so much? Perhaps it is a long tradition. No matter where you go, what you hear most is: "Go, drink mutton soup!" " The words that are close to the mantra can be seen.
There are many kinds of mutton soup in southern Shandong, which have different styles due to different ingredients and cooking methods, but the general characteristics are that they are not smelly, mellow, white as milk, and tender in meat, which makes people memorable after eating. Mutton is warm, and soup has the effects of nourishing stomach and strengthening spleen, and clearing soup for tonic; Sheep brain can strengthen the brain and improve eyesight, especially suitable for the elderly and neurasthenia; Mouth strips can strengthen the body and replenish blood, which is most suitable for people who have recovered from illness. Sheep's belly, sheep's eyes, etc. are all very delicious supplements; Feeding mutton soup to weaned children can have the effect of clearing milk intestines and increasing appetite, which is really nutritious.
It's not enough. People in southern Shandong drink mutton soup, but what they drink is culture. According to historical records, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Vietnamese Prime Minister Fan Li came to live in seclusion in Yangzhuang, and when he saw the beauty of sheep and grass in Yangzhuang, he raised sheep here to benefit the people, and Yangzhuang became one of the cradles of goats in southern Shandong. In the biography of Han Yang Li, there is a saying: "Tian Jia works hard, and when he is old, he falls into wax;" Cooking sheep and shooting lambs, fighting for wine and working for yourself ". This shows that as early as the Han Dynasty, it was quite popular for farmers to eat sheep for tonic in midsummer and severe winter every year. A local folk song, "Send mutton soup on June 6th, call girl on June 6th, and make new wheat pancake mutton soup", can prove that this custom has a long history, and drinking sheep in summer has become a traditional food custom.
Every summer, city people will come to the mutton soup kitchen to drink soup, drink wine and eat meat; The countryman, relatives and neighbors gather together to set up a pot cover, light firewood and stew the broth.
And a local writer took this custom to the extreme. Thanks to him, he let more people know about Lunan's mutton soup, and he made free publicity for his hometown. He is Zhang Ji, a native farmer. The scenes of killing sheep and mutton soup in Director of Men and Women and Li Siping, Director of the Village, reproduce this custom, which also makes him dream of being the best screenwriter.
Among the many varieties of mutton soup, Daobei, Xiji and Luzhai are the most famous. A square low table and a few square stools and chairs are always so simple and honest, without extravagance and arrogance. You can have fun from the noble to the poor people. There is no distinction between the noble and the poor, and a poor look is very popular among the people. Guests from afar, visiting relatives and friends, and foreign businessmen who come to invest are all under the same roof.
Why do you want to drink mutton soup in the summer solar terms?
Mutton is the most nutritious when eaten in the dog days. The summer heat is in the dog days, and the heat accumulates in the human body. At this time, drinking mutton soup and drinking Chili oil, vinegar and garlic into the stomach will inevitably lead to sweating all over. This sweat can take away the heat accumulated in the five internal organs and expel toxins from the body, which is beneficial to health. In the mutton soup before the summer, because the grass on the mountain has just been green, when the sheep eat the green grass, there are many toxins left in their bodies.
In the hot summer, drinking mutton soup can stimulate the appetite, protect the stomach and increase appetite, especially for women who eat it after childbirth, which can play a complementary role. Mutton is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins Bl and B2, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Its nature warms the middle-warmer, dispels cold, relieves stagnation, strengthens glands and qi, and warms and tonifies kidney-yang. Mutton soup is not as hot as chicken soup. Mutton soup is warm and tonic, and it is good for people who are weak to drink mutton soup.
Matters needing attention in drinking mutton soup in summer;
Mutton is delicious and mutton soup is delicious, but eating more in summer is not the better, and it is not suitable for everyone. Eating mutton also scores physical fitness. Some people have a cold constitution, and they can eat mutton in summer without any discomfort. For most people, especially those who always stay in air-conditioned rooms and love cold drinks, eating some mutton is also an option in dog days.
However, for people with hot constitution, don't eat mutton soup, and mutton is rich in protein, and some people will be allergic if they eat too much. "Eating sheep in the dog days" should be analyzed according to different physical conditions and specific problems. If people have symptoms of getting angry such as fever, toothache, sore mouth, high blood pressure and diabetes, they should try to eat less or even not eat mutton in the dog days. People with colds and coughs, skin diseases and hemoptysis are also not suitable for eating.
In addition, we should also pay attention to controlling the consumption of "sleeping sheep" and "drinking mutton soup". Take people whose hands and feet are cold in winter as an example. It is suggested to eat one kilogram to one and a half kilograms of mutton during the dog days, usually from the first three days to the day of lodging. These three days are better tonic opportunities. If you have abdominal distension after eating mutton, you can drink mulberry leaf tea in moderation to relieve it.