famous food in southern Shandong-mutton soup
people in southern Shandong 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, mutton soup kitchens in the city, with 2, employees."
why do people in southern Shandong like mutton soup so much? It seems that it has its own truth. 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 they are generally characterized by no smell, strong fragrance, white as milk, fresh and tender meat, and 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.
That'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 that the sheep in Yangzhuang were fat and the grass was beautiful, 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 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 many kinds 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.
What's more gratifying is that they are no longer confined to the magical land in southern Shandong. They have set their sights further. They have successively registered books in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and are holding the "First Fuyang Culture Eco-Food Festival". They plan to set up China Mutton Soup Food Research Association, introduce Fuyang CI design, and set up a chain operation organization, so that its charm and vitality can surpass McDonald's and KFC, and let Fuyang culture go abroad and float around the world. We are looking forward to it.