Yangrou Chuan, Kaorouji, Beijing (烤肉季 羊肉串 北京 中華人民共和国), PRC
Sheep is
the animal in Eurasian continent. Through the history of Japan, there were few
description about sheep as farm animal. Under the Buddhism and Shinto religion,
meat eating was taboo in the Japanese society till Meiji era. The custom of
breeding sheep were tried after Meiji period from the reason of military
demand. The breeding sheep, pig and cattle might not have been adapted to the
agriculture of Japan due to the steep mountains on the islands.
In East
Asia, Mongolia and Uighur to Manchuria Northern-western part of China were major
area of breeding sheep as ingredient and textile. The people of this area had
moved around to find the pastureland. In Qing Dynasty (Origin is Manchuria),
the custom of breeding sheep were come to the middle of a field in Chinese
continent. The people in Asia prefer mutton meat to lamb meat like as the
people of Middle East. For the people of North east area in China loved into
this custom to eat mutton in winter. The smell and taste of mutton had remind
them their each hometown and family.
The Spicy
Beijing mutton Skewer (Yangrou Chuan 羊肉串) was the popular street food for
Beijinger. Beside the street, the stand were roasting the skewer and selling
ones. The smoke from the grill was filled on the street and the spicy smell
roasted spice and herb sauce had come to pedestrian.
The Skewer
was made of stainless steel. Less than ten pieces of roasted mutton meat were
spitted with the steel skewer. The mutton smell and Uighur style herb were
nicely matched on the skewer. Tourists who came from other province had also
enjoy this skewers as Beijinger.
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