Huguan mutton soup

Huguan mutton soup Huguan mutton soup is a famous traditional snack in Shangdang, with a long history and enduring prosperity. It is called the three major schools of Shanxi mutton soup, together with the mutton soup in Yanbei area of our province and the mutton soup in southern Shanxi. Huguan mutton soup is a whole lamb soup: pepper is put into the head and hoof, dumplings and meatballs are added with stew, which is exactly what "vegetarian dry soup is skillfully prepared, and there are whole sheep in a bowl of soup." Because of its rich nutrition, people drink mutton soup in winter to drive away cold and warm up and increase nutrition. Drink mutton soup in the dog days, warm the stomach, stop diarrhea and get bloated. When it comes to Huguan mutton soup, there is a legend. According to legend, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao, an outstanding politician and strategist, personally led his troops to the north for the world. Going to Ewuling in Taihang Mountain, the mountain is high and steep, the terrain is dangerous and sparsely populated. After marching for a few days, the soldiers are trapped and the horses are scarce, and it is difficult to move forward. Seeing that the soldiers were gradually decreasing, Cao Cao was anxious to sigh all day. Suddenly, one day, halfway up the mountain, I saw a shepherd boy releasing a sheep. Cao Cao ordered the guards to invite the shepherd boy for questioning. When the shepherd boy saw that Cao Cao was distinguished and majestic, he asked, "What can I do for you?" Cao Cao said, "Our soldiers haven't touched water and rice for several days. I want to borrow your sheep and slaughter it for the soldiers to satisfy their hunger. In the future, I will win the world with a large sum of money." The shepherd boy said, "How can a sheep feed you tens of thousands of people? Look, there are so many goats on the mountain ahead, which is enough for your soldiers to have a full meal." Cao Cao followed the direction of the shepherd boy's finger and saw a white goat eating grass. He was overjoyed and dismounted to pay homage to the shepherd boy. Looking back, he saw that the shepherd boy had disappeared. It turned out that the shepherd boy was transformed by Taibai Venus. He went to Penglai and passed by Taihang Mountain. When he saw that Cao Cao was in great trouble, he came to help. Cao Cao saw a red cloud in the air heading east, bowed down and said, "God help me!" " So he ordered to kill all the goats, take the water from the ravine to stew mutton, and cook the internal organs into soup to drink. The soldiers were full of food and spirits, and boarded the Taihang Mountain in one breath. In order to commemorate Cao Cao's expedition to the north, every household in beginning of autumn will stew mutton, cook mutton soup, cook jiaozi, fry meatballs and drink mutton soup. Year after year, this way of eating has been passed down to this day.
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