It is said that the custom of eating mutton in beginning of winter began in the Han Dynasty. People eat mutton and all kinds of nutritious food on this day in early winter in order to have a good omen for the coming year. Now in Tengzhou, Shandong Province, this day is called Jiujiu. Before the festival, the elders will be given mutton and other gifts, and every household will drink mutton soup, which is a good sign for individuals, elders and families.

Mutton soup is a dish, the main raw materials are mutton, Chili oil, pepper noodles, salt and so on. The soup is white, fat but not greasy, and has no smell, which has its own characteristics in local snacks all over the country. Mutton soup is in Lingbao, western Henan. Almost everyone drinks mutton soup. Everyone has several stories about mutton soup. Mutton soup is not only a diet of Lingbao people, but also a culture and an inseparable feeling of Lingbao people. There is no doubt that Lingbao mutton soup has a long history.

Characteristics of mutton soup in Dandong, Liaoning

There are many mutton soup kitchens in Dandong, mainly distributed in Kuandian, Hekou and Dandong city. Most mutton soup kitchens slaughter sheep first every morning, so the soup is especially fresh. When we arrive at the mutton soup kitchen, the boss will ask us whether we want mutton or mutton, fat soup or clear soup. The so-called fat soup means that there is more sheep oil. Actually, it tastes the best. After a while, a big bowl of white soup with meat was served. Of course, it's not salty or light, only chopped green onion and coriander are added.

There is a bottle of white vinegar and a seasoning box on each table. There are four kinds of seasonings: salt, monosodium glutamate, black pepper and Chili noodles. When drinking mutton soup, you must add white vinegar, not rice vinegar. After adding white vinegar, the color of the soup is whiter, and then add appropriate amount of salt, monosodium glutamate and black pepper to drink. With two rolls, you can have a delicious meal, and soup can be added for free, which is affordable. Of course, you can also have a cumin mutton and fried sheep blood. Everything is delicious.