Brief introduction of Hejian Yangchang decoction
Yangchangtang, commonly known as Yangchangzi, is pronounced as "sample binding" in Cangzhou dialect. Cangzhou is located in the east of North China Plain, but there is Mengcun Hui Autonomous County in its jurisdiction. Hui is the main ethnic group here, so it is not surprising that the snacks are mainly beef and mutton. Therefore, the snack "Yangchangzi" in Cangzhou is very representative. The method is as follows: first, add 50 kg of water to the pot, add 30 kg of fresh meat, a set of mutton offal and a set of skeleton, use a big fire (firewood is better) to top the bleeding foam, then put the seasoning into the pot, add half a catty of onion ginger and appropriate amount, and cook for 40 minutes. The main condiments are angelica dahurica, cinnamon, tsaoko, dried tangerine peel, almonds and so on. , according to the appropriate proportion into the pot. The taste will be better with more medicine, and it will be unclean without it. When eating, chop the mutton and mutton offal cooked in the soup pot into a bowl, and then add minced garlic and spicy oil into the mutton soup. It is bright milky white; The soup is beautiful and nutritious; The entrance to the intestine is cold but not greasy, with attractive foreign fragrance and no fishy smell. Its soup has a unique flavor. In Cangzhou, people who have eaten sheep intestines have this feeling, that is, eating with their eyes closed for the first time-afraid of being fat; The second time is squinting to eat-taste; The third time is staring at eating-alleviating hunger. The more you eat, the more addictive you become. The more you eat, the more you love it. Many Cangzhou people like to eat sheep intestines, thinking that it is hot and has the effect of dispelling asthma and stomach cold. There are many kinds of mutton soup, each with its own characteristics. Smallpox (sheep brain) soup has the function of strengthening the brain and improving eyesight, especially suitable for the elderly and neurasthenia. Kouzi decoction can strengthen the body and replenish blood, which is most suitable for people who have recovered from illness. There are 72 kinds of soups, such as Mafengwo Soup, Sankongqiao Soup and Mutton Miscellaneous Soup.