Where does Zexu sheep pad paper come from?

Mutton pad paper is a famous flavor in Hexi area for hundreds of years, and Yongchang's flavor is more pure and authentic.

When it comes to mutton or mutton pad paper in Yongchang, we have to mention Lin Zexu, a patriotic star in the Qing Dynasty, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and a hero who banned smoking. /kloc-In the mid-9th century, British imperialism opened the door to China by relying on strong ships and guns, and a large amount of opium was dumped in China. Lin Zexu, a famous patriot, was ordered to go to Guangzhou to ban smoking. 1840, the opium war broke out. Under the pressure of the British army, the Qing government dismissed Lin Zexu, a hero who banned smoking, and demoted him to Yili, Xinjiang.

Lin Zexu, who was over 500 years old, traveled westward along the ancient Silk Road and arrived in Yongchang in August 1842. Tired from the journey, the food in the north was not to Mr. Lin's taste, and his appetite was greatly reduced, and his body became extremely weak.

Master Lin's unfair treatment when he was demoted to Xinjiang caused great indignation among Yongchang people. Tu Wenguang, then magistrate of Yongchang County, was from Fujian. He was very happy to hear that he was passing by Yongchang. He led local officials and saints to Baba to meet him and hosted a banquet for Lin at Baba Post Station. The first dish they prepared for Lin was a famous dish in Yongchang-instant-boiled mutton.

When the cooked mutton was served on the table, a tangy smell aroused Master Lin's long-lost appetite. The governor who has eaten Cantonese, Sichuan and Hunan dishes shows great interest in the little-known instant-boiled mutton. The more he eats, the more unique and delicious he feels, and he feels refreshed. He repeatedly praised: Yongchang mutton is really delicious in the northwest! He turned to ask the magistrate next to him, why is the mutton in Yongchang delicious and tasteless? Tu county magistrate replied that Yongchang is located on the edge of Tengger Desert and Badain Jaran Desert. Cattle and sheep here eat more desert plants and drink the Millennium snow water of Qilian Mountain, which is different from mutton in other places.

The next day, after coming to Yongchang County, Lin Zexu, who had not eaten delicious food for a long time, was intoxicated by the local snacks and natural scenery in Yongchang, and planned to rest in Yongchang for a few more days before going on the road after his physical strength recovered. During his stay in Yongchang, the three meals a day prepared by Tu County Order for Lord Lin were mainly mutton, including clear soup mutton, boiled mutton, braised mutton and stewed mutton vermicelli. Yongchang mutton made Lin's appetite big, and with the unique nutritional and nourishing function of mutton, Lin's body recovered in a few days, laying the foundation for the westward journey to Yili, Xinjiang. Before leaving, Tu county magistrate sent it to the west gate, and specially made braised mutton, so that Lord Lin's entourage could take the westbound road. Lord Lin went west all the way and stayed at Shuiquanbao Station under his jurisdiction that night. The loyal and hospitable people of Yongchang, after hearing the news that Lin Zexu, the hero of smoking ban, was leaving Yongchang, came to the posthouse to see him off with admiration and talked with Lin's adult about smoking ban. It was a hard journey. Unconsciously, it was dinner time, and Lin enthusiastically took out the braised mutton prepared by Tu county magistrate and ate it with the old people and the people who saw him off. Seeing that there are more people and less meat, the innkeeper had to make a piece of paper with flour and put it on the meat, adding water and stewing it together. After eating it, everyone thinks that the meat is tender and fragrant, the meat is not greasy, and the noodles are fragrant, which is more delicious than braised mutton. Lord Lin was amazed and named it "parchment".

Three years later, on 1845, Lin Zexu was recalled to Beijing as an alternate, and was ordered to be the governor of Shaanxi but Gansu on the way. When he passed by Yongchang, he was obsessed with Yongchang's mutton pad paper. When he ate it, he featured this delicious taste. He said to Tu County magistrate: Just count Yongchang's mutton pad paper when you eat and live all the way to Xinjiang. It is convenient to make and delicious. It is the best. During the stay in Yongchang for several days, one was to taste Yongchang mutton, and the other was to visit Yongchang scenic spots, and wrote a poem: "The mountains and rivers are not old, the heroes are gone, and Qilian is surrounded several times. Modao grapes are the sweetest, and the mutton is fragrant in ice and snow. " Since then, mutton pad paper has become a famous local dish for Yongchang people to commemorate Lin Zexu, a hero who banned smoking. It has become popular in the county seat and has become the first choice for Yongchang people to entertain guests. Yongchang sheep mat paper is also famous everywhere, and it has been passed down to this day.

In today's Yongchang, mutton pad has become the signature dish of major hotels and restaurants, and it has also become the first choice for local people to hold wedding banquets, entertain relatives and friends and distant visitors. At the same time, family mutton restaurants, which mainly focus on mutton dishes, have mushroomed in the county.

Features: the flour and meat are permeated with each other, combining rigidity with softness, which means the delicacy of mutton and the authentic chewing head of high-quality flour in Hexi. Cooked meat is rotten, the juice is delicious, fresh and mellow, which makes people feel the special feeling that mutton is fresh but not fishy, rich and not heavy.