1. Ancient sayings or poems about the benefits of eating mutton
As the saying goes: "Food should be accompanied by beautiful utensils, and medicine is not as good as food therapy." Mutton is warm in nature, nourishes qi and nourishes yin. , warm and tonic, appetizing and strengthening, it is called a warming tonic that can replenish yang and nourish blood and qi in the "Compendium of Materia Medica"
Whether it is winter or summer, people eating more mutton at the right time can remove moisture, avoid cold, and warm the heart and stomach.
Mutton is high in protein and rich in vitamins. The melting point of sheep fat is 47 degrees. Since the human body temperature is 37 degrees, it will not be absorbed by the body even if it is eaten. Therefore, it is not easy to gain weight. Mutton meat is tender and easy to digest. Eating more mutton can improve physical fitness and improve the ability to resist diseases. So now people often say: "If you want to live longer, eat mutton more often."
According to the reporter’s understanding, my country’s traditional Chinese medicine theory also records many benefits of mutton, such as replenishing kidney qi,
appetizing and strengthening, helping pregnant women, clearing breasts and treating vaginal discharge, Enhance digestive function, protect stomach wall, etc. Since the kidneys are the root of aging
, regular consumption of lamb, which has kidney-tonifying effects, can delay aging. Medical scientists in the Yuan Dynasty of our country once believed: "
Mutton is sweet and hot, and can replenish blood deficiency." Li Shizhen, a famous medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, also said in "Compendium of Materia Medica",
Mutton can nourish the blood. "Building the vital energy, relieving pain and relieving pain, mainly treating fatigue and coldness". In the cold winter, eating more mutton has a certain promoting effect on human health.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine
Li Gao, a famous physician in the Yuan Dynasty, said: "Mutton is sweet and hot, and can replenish blood deficiency. It is also a tangible thing that can replenish the qi of tangible muscles. Those with the same flavor as mutton can be replenished, so it is said that replenishing can relieve weakness, and ginseng and mutton are the same." 2. Verses praising mutton soup
1. "Long delicacies include bear wax, Qin. Cook only yokan." This sentence comes from Su Shi's "Ci Yun Zi Yu Chui Ri Jian Sen".
Explanation: Longdi (Gansu) has bear jerky, and Qindi (Shaanxi) likes yokan the most (it is said to be mutton steamed buns).
2. "The lamb is simmered until it is fat and tender, and the sauce is boiled red with clear soup. It will be charred and rotten at noon, and it will not taste sour and greasy in the throat." From Yang Jingting's "Miscellaneous Comments on Du Men".
Definition: The mutton simmered in thick soup is the most fat and tender in the entire capital. The sauce uses clear soup to cook the meat red. It started cooking at noon and now the meat is charred and rotten. What's even better is that it doesn't taste sour to gratify one's throat.
3. "Xiu tasted the yokan and recommended it to the Minister of Wei. The Minister thought it was delicious. He presented it to great martial arts and great pleasure, and thought it was a high-ranking official order." From "The Biography of Mao Xiuzhi in Southern History".
Interpretation: Mao Xiuzhi tasted the yokan and recommended it to Wei Shangshu. Wei Shangshu thought the yokan was very delicious, so he dedicated it to Dawu. After tasting it, Dawu was very happy and gave it to him. He was granted the title of senior official.
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Nutritional value of mutton
Mutton is fresh and tender and has high nutritional value. Anyone with insufficient kidney yang, soreness of waist and knees, cold pain in the abdomen, and deficiency Anyone who is tired can use it as a dietary supplement. Mutton is rich in nutrients and is very beneficial to tuberculosis, tracheitis, asthma, anemia, postpartum deficiency of both qi and blood, abdominal cold pain, physical weakness and fear of cold, malnutrition, soreness and weakness of waist and knees, impotence and premature ejaculation, and all diseases of deficiency and cold; it has It has moderate functions of tonifying the kidneys, strengthening yang, tonifying deficiency and warming the body, and is suitable for regular consumption by men.
Use and preservation of mutton
It is generally better to buy and cook mutton now. If you cannot eat it temporarily, you can marinate it with a little salt for 2 days and it can be stored for about 10 days.
Mutton is warm in nature and can easily cause internal heat if eaten regularly. Therefore, you can pair it with some cool vegetables when eating mutton. It can not only cool down, detoxify, and remove internal heat, but also achieve the tonic effect of mutton.
Sogou Encyclopedia-Mutton
Sogou Encyclopedia-Ci Yunzi is sent by Zhuri Jian 3. Does anyone know the verses praising mutton?
1. Long cuisine has Xiong wax, Qin cooks only yoghurt. [Song Dynasty] Su Shi's "Ci Yunzi is sent by Churi Jian".
Translation: Shaanxi cuisine includes bear meat and barbecued meat, while Qinzhong cuisine only has mutton soup.
2. Simmer the lamb until it is fat and tender for several days in Beijing. The sauce is boiled red with clear soup. It will be charred and rotten at noon. It is good to have no smell and greasy throat. - [Qing Dynasty] Yang Jingting's "Miscellaneous Odes of Dumen"
Translation: The mutton simmered in thick soup is as fat and tender as any in the entire capital. The sauce uses clear soup to cook the meat red. It started cooking at noon and now the meat is charred and rotten. What's even better is that it doesn't taste sour to gratify one's throat.
3. Shaqingcao soft lamb fat, jade fat and wine are also suitable. [Song Dynasty] Chao Gongsu's "Drinking the Lamb Wine from the Soldier's Kitchen".
Translation: The beach is sunny, the grass is soft, the lamb is plump, and the fat as white as jade complements the fine wine.
4. Cold mutton is like paste, and river fish is like cut jade. [Song Dynasty] Zhang Lei's "Twenty-One Words in Winter".
Translation: The mutton in winter is as white as grease, and the delicious river fish is like white jade cut into pieces.
5. The sheep on the pile are beautiful, but slightly muddy when pressed close to the wine. [Song Dynasty] Lu You "I haven't eaten meat for many days on the road, and I got a sheep in the west county city for a drink."
Translation: The remaining mutton in the inn is very delicious, and the local wine produced nearby is slightly turbid.
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The emperor who likes to eat mutton
1. Wei Daowu Emperor Tuoba Gui
Tuoba Gui defeated the Xia Kingdom Later, Mao Xiuzhi, who was good at cooking, was captured. Later, he found an opportunity to stew a bowl of mutton soup for Cui Hao, the minister. Cui Hao tasted it and thought it was the most delicious dish in the world, so he recommended Mao Xiuzhi to Tuoba Tao.
After Tuoba Tao ate Mao Xiuzhi's delicacies, he nodded in praise and appointed Mao Xiuzhi as a eunuch and became the emperor's personal chef. From then on, Mao Xiuzhi rose to prominence, and his official career was smooth sailing. He later became a minister, Guanglu doctor, and finally became the Duke of Nanjun.
2. Emperor Xuan of Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyun
When Yu Wenyun was eating, he ate a mutton rib. After finishing the meat, he gave the bone to Fu Fu and said: " You must keep these bones carefully. These are the bones I have chewed." Fu Fu quickly collected the bones and ate with Yu Wenyong.
3. Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty
Zhao Kuangyin suddenly got up in the middle of the night. At this time, he wanted to eat mutton liver, but he was hesitant and refused to give the order. The servants on the left and right looked confused and said: "If you have anything to do, just tell us, and we will definitely do it!" Then, Zhao Kuangyin replied humorously: "If I told you, one sheep would be killed by you every day."
4. Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty
The invention of mutton-shabu-shabu is related to Kublai Khan. When Kublai Khan led his army on an expedition, he thought the food was too poor and wanted to eat stewed mutton. The cook slaughtered the lamb and selected the mutton for cooking. But the enemy suddenly attacked, so the cook cut the mutton into thin slices in a hurry, stirred it up in a pot, took it out, put some ingredients, and brought it to Kublai Khan.
After Kublai Khan finished eating, he went into battle. Not long after, Kublai Khan returned in triumph. After returning to court, Kublai Khan did not forget the chef's contribution and asked the chef to cook it again, saying that the taste was too bland and that more ingredients should be added. After eating, the civil and military ministers all gave a thumbs up. Kublai Khan was so happy that he named this new dish "shabu-shabu mutton". 4. Ancient poems about mutton-boiled meat
Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, once wrote a hymn in praise of "Long delicacies include bear wax, while Qin cuisine only uses sheep soup". Mutton soaked in steamed buns has a thick soup, is fragrant and delicious, sticky, tough and smooth. It can be eaten all year round, but it is best eaten in winter. In the biting northwest wind in the early morning, eating a bowl of steaming mutton steamed buns can drive away the severe cold of winter and add enthusiasm and energy to the whole body. From the 11th century BC to the present day, the charm of mutton steamed buns has been growing for a long time. Large and small mutton steamed bun restaurants can be seen everywhere in Xi'an, especially Lao Sun's is the most famous. Visitors to Xi'an cannot eat mutton steamed buns. It’s like you haven’t visited the Great Wall or visited Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Mutton steamed buns are the signature of Xi’an and have the same cultural taste as the Terracotta Warriors
Verse: Long cuisine has bear wax, Qin cooks only sheep soup
Autumn Sheep
(Yuan Dynasty) Xu Youren
A cold wind blew up on the fortress, and the cook was in a hurry to offer food.
Rongyan spring jade is broken into pieces, and the fat and ferocious embossing is heavy ①.
The meat is clear and the swallow is fully absorbed ②, and the ointment is thick with amber.
Every year in the palace of God, the king is awarded the honorary title ③.
Notes
①狞: young sheep. ② Yanzhi: The name of the grass, which can be dyed red and used as pigment. ③馂: Eat the rest.
"Tradition of Rites and Sacrifice": "There are food for husband's sacrifice... and corpses are also food for ghosts and gods." 5. Ancient poems about mutton-boiled meat
Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, once said, "Long food has bear meat." , the praise poem of "Qin cooks only yokan".
Mutton soaked in steamed buns has a thick soup, mellow flavor, sticky texture and smooth texture. It can be eaten all year round, but is best eaten in winter. In the biting northwest wind in the early morning, eating a bowl of steaming mutton steamed buns can drive away the severe cold of winter and add enthusiasm and energy to the whole body.
From the 11th century BC to the present, the charm of mutton steamed buns has only lasted for a long time. Large and small mutton steamed bun restaurants can be seen everywhere in Xi'an, especially the one from Lao Sun's family, which is the most famous among tourists to Xi'an. , not eating mutton steamed buns is like arriving in Beijing without going to the Great Wall or visiting Tiananmen Square. Mutton steamed buns are the signature of Xi'an, and have the same cultural taste as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Poems: Long delicacies include bear wax, Qin cooks only sheep soup with autumn sheep ( In the Yuan Dynasty (Yuan Dynasty), a cold wind blew up on Xu Youren's fortress, and the cooks were in a hurry to make offerings. Rongyan spring jade is broken into pieces, and the fat and ferocious embossed flowers are heavy①.
The meat is clear and the swallow is fully absorbed ②, and the ointment is thick with amber. Every year in the God's palace, the king is awarded the honorary title.
Notes ①: young sheep. ② Yanzhi: The name of the grass, which can be dyed red and used as pigment.
③馂: Eat the rest. "Tradition of Rites and Sacrifice": "When a husband is sacrificed, there is food... and there is also food for ghosts and gods."