Mutton and Shaojiu Dining Customs

Shanghai
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Eating mutton on hot days has been a tradition since ancient times. For example, Yang Hui of the Han Dynasty recorded in "Report to Sun Huizong": "Farmers work hard, cook mutton and lamb in the summer and summer, and drink wine to work hard." Ancient Chinese doctors believed that mutton is sweet and hot, can replenish blood deficiency, and can replenish the qi of tangible muscles. Anything that tastes like mutton can replenish it. People in Jiangnan believe that the function of mutton liquor is to use heat to heat, sweat and detoxify, and drive away the poison and moisture of winter and spring. Therefore, the proverb "A bowl of mutton soup in the summer does not need to be prescribed", "Medical supplements are not as good as food supplements, and food supplements must eat mutton in the summer" is passed on. Zhuangxing Town, Fengxian District is located in the southern suburbs of Shanghai. The land in the town is fertile, the climate is humid, and the water and grass grow vigorously, providing sufficient food sources and unique natural conditions for raising goats. When the Lesser Heat comes, it is the time when new wine is brewed and mutton is plump. Therefore, the health-preserving custom of eating mutton liquor in summer continues to this day in Zhuangxing. In the early years of the Republic of China, mutton liquor was already well-known and a well-known local specialty. Local villagers also formed a tradition of cutting a piece of mutton or mutton feet, mutton liver, etc., and serving a pot of white wine or yellow wine to guests. Now, in the surrounding areas of Zhuangxing Town, such as Minhang and Qingpu, many people eat mutton liquor in summer. Cooking method: First, after boiling and cooling into a paste, slice it and put it in a bowl, and serve it as a cold dish. There are also people who cut fresh mutton into pieces, braise it directly, and serve it as a main dish. The custom of eating mutton liquor has a long history in Zhuangxing. Mutton liquor has also become an important subject of local folk literature, such as: "The origin of "taking sheep as a dowry", "The legend of wrapping mutton in lotus leaves", "The story of curing eye diseases with sheep liver", "The origin of "Red-billed Green Parrot" (spinach and sheep blood soup)", etc., all express the local people's love for mutton liquor and the traditional virtues contained therein. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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