Because the whole body of the sheep is relatively long, and its vertebrae are connected one by one, with thin ends and a thick middle, it looks very much like a scorpion, so it is called a sheep scorpion.

The earliest sheep scorpion was eaten by the poor, because after all the meat on it was removed, only the bones were left, so the poor bought these bones back to make soup and eat them. But later everyone discovered that the soup cooked with sheep and scorpions is very delicious, and the meat on the bones is also very delicious. Therefore, sheep and scorpions have now become a delicacy on everyone's table, and there is a lot of meat on the bones. The price has also doubled several times, and it is no longer a delicacy for the poor, but a delicacy for the masses.

Historical evolution

Sheep and scorpion can be traced back to the Kangxi period. King Naiman, the Mongolian prince, came back from hunting and passed by the backyard and smelled the fragrant aroma. After asking the servants, I found out that the new cook was stewing the lamb spine for the servants to eat. Lord Naiman tastes delicious. Then he saw that the shape of the spine resembled a scorpion, so he named it "Sheep Scorpion" and made it a family recipe. Later it spread to the people.

Sheep Scorpion is a high-quality and low-priced gourmet snack. The main raw material is the sheep keel, which is the most nutritious and delicious in sheep - from the neck to the tip of the tail with the tenderloin and spinal cord. The complete sheep spine, each section of the sheep keel looks like a "Y" when viewed from the cross section, and underneath the "Y" shape, there is a small bifurcation, which is the scorpion's publicity. shape, hence the name "Sheep-Scorpion".