The uniqueness of Jianyang mutton soup benefits from Jianyang goats. Jianyang's native goat, commonly known as "Huogeda sheep", is short, but extremely vigorous. At the beginning of the last century, Ms. Song Meiling introduced Nubian sheep from the United States, then abandoned it and exiled it to Longquan Mountain, and crossed it with Jianyang's native sheep, forming a "Jianyang Big Ear Sheep" which gathered the advantages of Chinese and foreign breeds.

Jianyang mutton soup has a history of nearly a hundred years. No matter how good the mutton soup cook is, as soon as he leaves Jianyang, the mutton soup he makes is different: the meat is not so delicious, and the soup is not so white and delicious. The reason is that some people say that the problem lies with sheep. Jianyang has "Jianyang big-eared sheep", which is rare in other places. According to legend, the authentic Jianyang big-eared sheep is a hybrid of American nubi sheep and local sheep. It was introduced by Song Meiling when he moved to Chongqing with Chiang Kai-shek during the Anti-Japanese War. After returning to Nanjing, it went to the folk and was raised by some wealthy families in Jianyang at that time. This breed was discovered by experts in 198. In 1981, it was identified by experts that Jianyang Big-Ear Sheep was closely related to the third generation of American nubi Sheep, which confirmed the origin of Jianyang Big-Ear Sheep. This kind of sheep is tall and has good meat quality, so it is the first choice for making mutton soup. As for the production, some people say that Jianyang mutton soup has a history of hundreds of years, and hundreds of years of historical deposition, presumably in the production of "ancestral secret recipe." But I'm not an expert. I only know that the soup in that tripod keeps burning all year round, and the sheep bones and soup inside seem to be inexhaustible forever, and the rest is unknown. Almost all mutton soup chefs claim that their mutton soup has a secret recipe and will never leak it easily. The real mutton soup cooks well, so you don't have to go far away from home, and you don't have to worry about business in Jianyang. Therefore, only Jianyang's "Jianyang mutton soup" is authentic. Eat the original Jianyang mutton soup and get Jianyang; You will also realize that it is not an exaggeration to regard mutton soup as a must for Jianyang.