Why do Inner Mongolians eat while cutting meat? Is this a custom?

Entering Inner Mongolia, you may only know the Horqin Prairie, but you don't know that there are melodious Ma Touqin sounds and sweet and sour koumiss in Inner Mongolia. Inner Mongolia has not only beautiful scenery, but also the enthusiasm of Mongolians. When they ride the fierce horses in Inner Mongolia and gallop on the vast grassland, you find the rough and unrestrained spirit of the Mongols. When you arrive in Inner Mongolia, if you don't drink a bowl of fragrant milk tea and cut a large piece of fresh cooked meat with a delicate Mongolian knife, please don't say that you have been to Inner Mongolia, and don't say that you have really experienced the traditional life of the Mongols.

As a person who has lived in Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture for more than 30 years, I know a lot about some Mongolian customs. Seeing your question, I believe many people are confused. Wouldn't it be more convenient to just cut it and eat it out? It's also awkward to cut it with your hands while eating. It tastes unsightly compared with living in the city or watching southerners. Then let me answer your question:

First of all, I can't explain that not all Inner Mongolians cut and eat at the same time. What you are talking about should be that Mongolians who lived in pastoral areas before cut and eat at the same time.

Why do you eat meat like this? In fact, the reason is their lifestyle. As we all know, living in pastoral areas is short of tools for daily life. Because we have to change places constantly, we will move constantly. In the process of moving, we can't change more means of subsistence, so the cooked meat is too big to eat directly and it is inconvenient to eat. Eating with a knife can not only solve the shortage of living materials, but also solve the dilemma of chewing meat with your mouth. Cut the meat with a knife and enjoy it slowly.

Second, do it yourself. For Inner Mongolians living in pastoral areas in Inner Mongolia, they eat while cutting meat, so that the meat will taste more fragrant. There's a saying in China that they don't have enough food and clothing by themselves, and things will smell sweet after their own labor. I believe that most people feel this way. It also means that delicious food is just around the corner. Try hard to eat delicious beef and mutton. In Inner Mongolia, the host will cut the best meat into pieces with a knife and give it to the guests from afar, while our guests eat meat with a knife, which is also a kind of respect for the host.

One more thing, while eating, the meat will slowly cool down, not particularly greasy, because the weather in Inner Mongolia is relatively cold. If the meat is cut and served on the table, it will be cold, too. First, it tastes bad and greasy. Second, hot meat is better for human health. You can also choose the part of the meat according to your own preferences.

Third, generous personality is Mongolian. Since ancient times, they have been bold and straightforward, drinking and eating meat is their standard. If you cut it and put it on the table, each piece of meat is probably not enough. This is against tradition, and the second is that it does not reflect the national personality characteristics. More importantly, this can be eaten while cutting, which can ensure that the water in the meat is not lost, and the meat tastes tender and will not send firewood.

Conclusion The above three points are my answers to you. I hope you are satisfied. With the change of traditional animal husbandry, many Mongolians have changed a lot of living habits, but what remains unchanged is that they still gobble up meat and drink heavily, and sing "Jianger" when they are happy to celebrate the good life now. If you have time and opportunity, you should go to the traditional Mongolian yurts and enjoy the traditional food of Inner Mongolia people, large pieces of air-dried meat, milk tea and milk tea. Only by personal experience can we know their inner beauty.