Usually, Mongolians call meat "red food" and Mongolians call it "Ulan Yide". Milk food is called "free food", and in Mongolian it is called "Chaganyide" (pure, auspicious and noble). In agricultural areas, grain and vegetables are the main foods, supplemented by meat.
Dairy food
Food made of milk is called "Chaganyide" in Mongolian, which means holy and pure food, that is, "free food"; Divided into drinking categories: fresh milk, yogurt, milk wine. Edible: milk skin, cheese, souffle, cream, cheese Dan (milk tofu) and so on. Free food is delicious and nutritious.
Free food is simple but interesting to make. When eating, there is generally the custom of "Deji", that is, the etiquette of letting guests taste the first cup or bowl of food first. In addition to the most common milk, Mongolians also eat goat's milk, horse's milk, deer's milk and camel milk, some of which are used as fresh milk drinks and most of which are processed into dairy products.
Black plaid feast
The ceremony of "Tea Banquet" was very grand. First of all, according to the customs of Mongolian people in Ordos, guests are seated from VIP to elder in turn. At this time, the host brought a cooked whole sheep with a square wooden tray and put it on the red painted square table among the guests.
The whole sheep is lying on a wooden plate, with its four legs folded together and its head on the meat, facing the guests. After that, the host raised the silver bowl and presented the guests with white fresh milk, indicating that he welcomed the guests with the most sacred and auspicious food on the grassland and the highest courtesy of the Mongols.
The guests took the fresh milk in turn, dipped a little milk in the ring finger of their right hand, solemnly played it once to the sky and once to the ground, and finally tasted it in person to show their respect for heaven, earth, God and their master. Subsequently, the host sang the traditional whole sheep congratulations song in a clear and clear tone. After the congratulations, the host and guests turned the wooden tray around and let the sheep's head face the host.
The master took out an exquisite Mongolian knife from his body, cut a little around the whole sheep and put it in a small cup, which means to worship God and the earth first. Then skillfully unload the whole sheep into more than 50 pieces, neither too big nor too small, then put the sheep's head on it and turn over the wooden tray.
Pass the handle to the guest, stand respectfully, raise the palm of your hand with both hands, say, "You have eaten", and then exit the door. The guest takes off the sheep's head, cuts three pieces of meat on each side of the whole sheep's bone, exchanges them left and right, and then invites everyone to eat. The rich whole sheep and rich atmosphere let the guests be exposed to the unique customs of Mongolian people.