Uses of sheep intestines

Yangchang soup is now a more elegant name. In the past, it was called Yangchangzi. The pronunciation in Cangzhou dialect is "like taste-ye". I heard from the old man that sheep intestines were a breakfast snack in Cangzhou City before liberation. Most of the people who patronized the sheep intestine stalls were strong men who sold their labor. Today, most of the customers who drink sheep intestine soup are men. Every morning, many coolie men bring their own corn cakes and buy a bowl of sheep intestines to soak in and eat. If the soup is not enough, you can add more at will. After eating and drinking, go to the station to unload coal or go to the dock to carry goods. In Cangzhou dialect, it is called "carrying the big man", which means that the big man carries the goods on his shoulders. There is a reason why big people like to drink sheep intestines, because there is a lot of oil in the intestinal wall of the sheep's small intestine, and the sheep's breasts are also fat, which can provide more calories. As the saying goes, "it's hard to get hungry", which means that other tissues After all, it counts as protein, so you can supplement it with some amount. There was no mechanical equipment at that time, and digging and unloading coal were all purely manual labor. At that time, Cangzhou (called Cangzhen at that time) had canals on its waterways and trains on its dry roads. It was considered a transportation hub, and there was a lot of work for loading and unloading goods. Selling goods There are many big men working as coolies, so sheep intestines are particularly popular. Another reason for drinking sheep intestines is that it is cheap. At that time, one pound of mutton could buy 20 bowls of sheep intestines. The poor people sweat on their feet every day, and the money they earn from a day's work is enough to exchange for a few kilograms of stick noodles. If they are willing to buy mutton, a bowl of mutton intestines is considered meat.

Speaking of it, the sheep intestines of today are very different from the sheep intestines of the past. Nowadays, when people say that someone’s sheep intestines are delicious, they usually praise that family’s sheep intestine soup. Clean and hygienic. It wasn't like this at all! In the past, sheep intestines were not washed at all, because excessive washing would not only wash away the undigested grass in the intestines that the sheep had eaten, but also wash away the fat on the intestinal wall. And what the old men who eat sheep intestines want is Those fats. I heard an old man say that in the past, there was a lot of mutton fat and scraps of fat floating in the soup used to cook sheep intestines. Many diners took advantage of the boss's busy schedule to add some extra scraps of fat to their own soup. At that time, when you ate sheep intestines, you could see something green when you took a bite, but people said that was the taste. In fact, my father also likes to eat this kind of food, but my mother hates sheep intestines from the bottom of her heart. She always feels that sheep intestines are dirty. I remember that every time my father went to eat sheep intestines when I was a child, my mother would nag behind me: What can I eat? It's delicious, you can get a handful of eggs in one bite! My father was always happy after hearing this, and he went out to drink sheep intestines as usual.

The fact that sheep intestines have become a specialty of Cangzhou is related to the large number of Muslims in Cangzhou. The Hui people mainly eat beef and mutton. They consume all the mutton and offal. The remaining scraps are rarely eaten by the Hui people themselves, because according to the According to old teachings, the rectum, embryos, testicles, lymph nodes, etc. are all unclean. The Hui people themselves only eat haggis soup, which is soup made from the heart, liver, lungs, stomach and other internal organs. Precisely because the Hui people did not eat it themselves, the first sheep intestines were filled with pig blood. I remember very clearly that the Hui people do not eat sheep intestines. When I was in elementary school, my neighbor was a Muslim. Their aunt once told me with certainty: "Sheep intestines are not clean, and the Hui people do not eat sheep intestines." It is said that in our country at present, When Muslims in some places in the south slaughter animals in mosques, leftovers such as rectal embryonic lymph nodes are thrown away like garbage, leaving no one to eat them. It's just that in Cangzhou, these scraps were picked up by someone at some time, cooked and sold to the poor for food. Over time, they developed into a famous delicacy in Cangzhou.

It is precisely because of the large number of laborers as consumers that sheep intestines have gained a foothold in Cangzhou. So now some people say that the sheep intestines of XX place have been ranked first for a long time, and the sheep intestines of XX place have been ranked second. This is inappropriate. The sheep intestines originally existed in urban areas, and later developed to other places, and also in other places. It is only possible to survive because the Hui people live in concentrated communities and have sufficient raw materials.

Speaking of sheep intestines, let me tell you an interesting story. When I was in junior high school, the school organized a sports team. (Of course, without me, my quality is not good). The teacher of the sports team picked it up at 5 o'clock every morning. When students on the school team run, it is said that they run between 5,000 and 10,000 meters each time. The students got up early to exercise on an empty stomach. After the run, they were almost starved to death, so the teacher in charge took everyone to drink sheep intestines. The students' family conditions were limited, and a meal only cost 5 cents. At that time, popsicles were 2 cents each. The children all wanted the cheapest - 20 cents a bowl, and the remaining 30 cents were used to buy sesame cakes and glutinous rice. If it was not enough, they would add soup. The half-grown children ate me to death. It is said that the first time a group of people made a big meal of it After the soup was replenished, the sheep intestine seller saw these children and declared in advance that he would not give it to them.

Add soup! You have to drink sheep intestines without adding soup. If you eat old tofu, you won't be able to go home after class at noon.

Sheep intestines are high in fat and calories. If you don’t exercise after drinking sheep intestines, you will definitely gain weight. An old friend of my father liked this drink very much and drank it every once in a while. As a result, he suffered a stroke due to cerebral thrombosis and was hospitalized for two months. After he came out, he could not speak well. People joked with him and asked: "Teacher Yang, are you?" Do you want to drink sheep intestines?" Teacher Yang replied in a trembling voice: "No, I won't drink it anymore."

In recent years, people have become more open-minded. After going through too many taboos, sheep intestines became halal, that is, sheep intestines without adding blood. People are becoming more and more discerning about their food. The customer base has gradually changed from blue-collar working people to white-collar petty bourgeoisie. Of course, prices have also skyrocketed. Now a bowl of well-stocked sheep intestines is almost as expensive as a pound of mutton. However, there is still an endless stream of people eating, and there are actually many people who drive there to eat. I wonder if these people understand that drinking sheep intestines requires a lot of exercise. If you really want to eat, it is best to go for a run.

As for women, let alone the contents of sheep intestines, just from the perspective of losing weight, it is better to avoid them if possible.