Xinjiang hand-picked meat is a traditional delicacy of Xinjiang Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Uzbeks and other ethnic groups. Whether on the grasslands or in families in modern society, hand-picked meat is recognized by everyone as a food for entertaining distinguished guests. Hand-caught mutton is rich in nutrients and is an excellent delicacy to replenish energy.
Anyone who comes to Xinjiang will definitely be infected by the generous spirit of Xinjiang people. Everything in Xinjiang is so generous, even Xinjiang’s hand-picked meat can make you feel that atmosphere. . Eating big mouthfuls of meat and drinking big bowls of wine are beyond words that can be described in just a few words! When you go deep into it, accompanied by wine and dancing, the generous atmosphere will penetrate into your essence, just like the Uighurs described in martial arts novels, it is worth experiencing!
The history of hand meat can be traced back to the beginning of the Xinjiang ethnic group. Many ethnic groups in Xinjiang, such as Uyghurs, Mongolians, Kazakhs, Kirgiz, and Tajiks, love hand meat. Historically, they all made a living as nomads. The main national food is mutton and beef. The meat is stewed in a large pot. Everyone forms a big circle around the mutton coming out of the pot, chews the mutton and drinks the broth. Its deliciousness and nutritional value are all Excellent!
The process of cooking hand-caught mutton is not difficult. First chop the mutton into large pieces, put it in the pot and remove the foam floating in the pot while cooking, and then chop the onions into strips. , when the mutton is cooked for 40 minutes, add carrots and chamagu and simmer over low heat. After the mutton is cooked, place the meat, carrots, and chamagu on a plate, put onion slices on top and sprinkle a little salt water, and it is ready to serve.
Every time people in Xinjiang eat meat, they must have wine and food to go with it. The food that goes with meat is tiger food. Tiger food consists of onions, tomatoes, and green peppers. Cut the green peppers and onions into thin strips. Shape, cut the tomatoes into chunks, and mix them together to form tiger vegetables. Because meat is very greasy, tiger vegetables can adjust the greasy meat, so you can eat meat with confidence.
However, there are some things that need to be paid attention to when eating finger meat.
There are some rules for eating finger meat in Xinjiang. Generally, the host holds a knife and cuts the best piece of meat from the sheep and serves it to the most distinguished guest. Secondly, the owner distributes the sheep's head. For example, for someone who is often in public, the owner will cut the sheep's face to him and say: "I must save face for everyone in the future." Sheep ears will be given to those young children and teach them that they must be obedient in the future.
The forehead is a more important position, and of course it is given to elders or people with high moral standards. And so on, until the sheep heads are distributed. When we got down, we opened our belly to taste the delicious mutton.
When eating finger meat, don’t only choose lean meat. This is not because it is rude, but because lean meat is not as delicious as fat meat. Xinjiang mutton has no odor, the fat melts in your mouth, and is extremely fragrant. For mutton with odor, you can add some orange peels when cooking the meat to reduce the odor, which is very effective.