Green Food Dongxiang Mutton After the Double Ninth Festival, walking on the streets and alleys of Zhenjiang, it is easy to smell the strong aroma. People familiar with it know that this is the smell of Dongxiang mutton. In the autumn and winter of every year, eating mutton,

Eating mutton soup is a major gourmet fashion among Zhenjiang people. Star-rated hotels and roadside stalls have launched their own Dongxiang mutton feasts: braised mutton, stir-fried haggis, mutton soup soaked in Jingjiang navel... attracting countless

Diners enjoy "sheep" meat. Dongxiang mutton is a special flavor of Zhenjiang. It is abundant in Dalu Town, Yaoqiao Town and Dagang area of ??Dantu District, Zhenjiang City. This area is located in the east of Zhenjiang City and is known as "Dongxiang".

The most famous place for making Dongxiang mutton is Ruli, which is now part of Yaoqiao Town. This small market town was originally named Zhujiawu. Legend has it that it was given its current name by Emperor Qianlong. The reason why Qianlong gave the name is

It originated from Dongxiang mutton. When Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, he heard that the mutton in Zhujiawei area of ??Zhenjiang was extremely delicious, so he sent someone to buy it. Who knew that the buyer he sent was greedy and lustful, and he actually molested a village girl when he was buying mutton in Zhujiawei.

, was eventually beaten to death by local villagers. After learning about this incident, Qianlong was furious and decided to go incognito to investigate and make the final decision on punishment. However, after arriving at Zhujiawu, the emperor discovered that the locals, regardless of gender, old or young,

, everyone was knowledgeable and courteous, so they were named "Ruli". Today, the largest restaurant that sells Dongxiang mutton is the Ruli Hotel in Zhenjiang City. According to the owner of the restaurant, Mr. Wang Jia, Dongxiang mutton in the traditional sense

It is braised mutton. The meat is tender, fat but not greasy, which can nourish the stomach and replenish the deficiency. Dongxiang mutton is very particular about the selection of ingredients, cooking and the fire for processing the mutton (bean stalks are cooked on a slow fire). Because the main ingredients are selected

They are local goats from those days, and these goats grew up eating green grass on fields, banks, and hills, so Dongxiang mutton can be called "green food."