Shaqing grass soft lamb fat, jade fat and wine are also suitable.
There is a sentence in "A Bite of China" that makes Tan sheep popular again: "The Yellow River rushes into the Bohai Sea, shaping the wetland of the Yellow River estuary in Dongying, and most Chinese gourmets think that the mutton material here is the best." ”
Dongying, Shandong Province is close to the mouth of the Yellow River, with abundant water resources, vast soil and abundant natural forage. In terms of climate, it is located in the warm temperate semi-humid region, with four distinct seasons throughout the year, sufficient sunlight, suitable for the breeding and growth of sheep.
I know what it is, but I don't know why
Tan sheep has been delicious since ancient times
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the northern "barbarians" moved southward significantly, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River once became a "pastoral area" for nomadic peoples. In the meat diet, beef and mutton once overpowered pork for a short time. Although the animal husbandry economy in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River was once significantly higher in the Middle Ages, as the agricultural civilization returned to its dominant position again, farming instead of animal husbandry was still the mainstream.
However, people at that time were surprised to find that the mutton bred in the Yellow River floodplain tasted far better than the mutton bred in ordinary pastoral areas, so the "Tan sheep" was loved by the dignitaries and nobles at that time. Although the exact reason is unknown, the reputation of Tan sheep has always been widespread, and even after the nomads retreated, the local people still preserved the tradition of raising them in the Yellow River flats.
Many historical records of the Qing Dynasty recorded that sheepskin mutton was produced in various places, and Tan sheep was particularly good. The historical materials recorded in the Guangxu period also mention that the beach sheep is commonly known as "white sheep", and the fur produced is called "beach skin", because of the "beach skin" is well-known at home and abroad, and then gradually the "white sheep" is called "beach sheep".
In fact, the highly alkaline Yellow River water is the irrigation water source of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, which makes the vegetation show strong alkali resistance, and the smell of mutton ** volatile substances produced by fatty acid metabolism in the sheep, the ingenuity of nature is shown here, and the alkaline pasture makes the acid and alkali neutralization in the body of the sheep to achieve a balance, and the smell of mutton naturally disappears. It is neither fat nor fishy, which also makes the Yellow River Estuary Tan sheep popular with consumers.
New era, standardization, scale
Dongying Yellow River Estuary Tan SheepFire out of the circle again
By the 80s of the last century, almost every household in some villages in Lijin County, Dongying raised sheep, and the breeding scale was small in the hundreds, and the large ones reached more than 10,000, which became the leading industry for local farmers to get rich and increase income. Entering the new era, the disadvantages of the traditional family breeding beach sheep model are gradually revealed, and at the same time, they cannot keep up with the huge market demand.
The profit margin is small, the industrial level is low, the chain is not perfect, and the production and operation mode is backward, which seriously restricts the pace of Dongying aquaculture industry. In order to solve these problems, Dongying planned and built the Yellow River Estuary Tanyang Industrial Park with high standards.
The project started in August 2019, built 305 high-standard sheep houses, created the largest single standardized sheep breeding park in the country, and simultaneously built 12 industrial upstream and downstream projects such as 160,000 tons of feed processing and 500,000 tons of bio-organic fertilizer, which initially formed a full-chain and integrated industrial cluster and opened the road of large-scale and standardized breeding.
Some time ago, Zibo barbecue was popular all over the country, and many barbecue restaurants came from Dongying. Recently, Dongying Yanwo Town was also awarded the honorary title of "China Meat Sheep Town" by the China Meat Association. Today, the town's sheep industry has realized the integrated development of the industrial integration chain from basic ewe breeding, sheep fattening, feed processing, waste treatment to slaughtering and deep processing, and the "big moves" around the "Tan sheep" are also unfolding one after another.
Let the delicious Tan sheep enter thousands of households
The first Yellow River Estuary Tan Sheep Food Festival is coming
Recently, in order to further explore Dongying's characteristic ingredients and help the sustainable development of Dongying's local cuisine, Dongying will hold the "First Yellow River Estuary Tan Sheep Food Festival" to help the Yellow River Estuary Tan Sheep to thousands of households and promote the Yellow River Estuary special ingredients to thousands of households.
It is understood that this food festival is hosted by the Dongying Federation of Industry and Commerce, Lijin County**, Dongying Agriculture and Rural Bureau, Dongying Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Dongying Green Catering Chamber of Commerce, Sheep Fresh Raw Sheep Soup Shop, Morning Boat Deep Sea Fish Pot Cake, and Village Chief's Pimple Soup Dongying Cuisine, which will be officially opened on December 19, 2023.
It is believed that this Yellow River Estuary Tan Sheep Food Festival can bring a "gluttonous feast" to all kinds of foodies, so that more people can experience the delicious taste of Tan Sheep, and at the same time, through this activity, take advantage of the characteristic rural advantages of Dongying City and the location and food advantages of the Yellow River Estuary, explore a new model of government-enterprise cooperation, and explore a new path for the rural revitalization and economic development of Dongying City.