What is the difference between water basin mutton and mutton steamed bun?

One, the raw materials are different

Water basin mutton is a dish with lamb belly as the main ingredient, which is a famous traditional snack of the Han people in Shaanxi area. Water basin mutton to Dali water basin mutton is the most famous.

Mutton steamed buns referred to as mutton bubbles, boiled buns, the production of raw materials are mainly mutton, minced green onions, vermicelli (or vermicelli), sugar and garlic, etc., the ancient name of "mutton soup", Shaanxi cuisine. Especially in Xi'an, the most famous beef and mutton burgers.

Second, different origins

Water basin mutton is from the Shang and Zhou dynasties "lamb soup" evolved. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was called "lamb soup", and in the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was called "boiled goat".

Mutton buns in the past is a tribute to the emperor's diet and invented, ancient times called "yang soup", the earliest for the Western Zhou ritual food, a long history. According to historical records, beef and mutton steamed buns are evolved on the basis of ancient beef and mutton soup. Initially, it was used for rituals and imperial feasts. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, beef and mutton soup was listed as the king, the vassal's ceremonial food.

Three, the characteristics of different

Dali "water basin mutton" is characterized by "soup fragrant, crispy meat, cake burnt". The food is basically round and crescent-shaped baklava, are used in the Weibei Plain production of winter wheat flour, because of the long growing period so the powder is white and strong, made of baklava crispy and delicious.

Lamb steamed buns are a specialty of Shaanxi, and Xi'an's is the most famous. It is heavy and flavorful, with thick meat broth, smooth tendons, and an aroma that lingers after eating and warms the stomach.

Because there are a lot of similarities in ingredients and eating style between mutton in water basin and mutton steamed bun, mutton in water basin is called mutton steamed bun in Dali, Pucheng, Chengxian, and other prefectures of the country, and mutton steamed bun in Xi'an is called "boiled bun".

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Baidu Encyclopedia - Mutton Buns