涮羊肉

涮羊肉Boiled mutton传说story起源于originate from元代。七百多年前，元世祖忽必烈统帅durbate大军the army南下远征，经过through多次战斗fight，人困马乏the soldiers and the horses are all tired，饥肠辘辘。忽必烈猛地想起remind of家乡的菜肴the dish——清炖羊肉boiled mutton in clear soup。

于是吩咐tell部下troops underhis command杀羊kill the sheep烧火。正当When伙夫宰羊割肉时，探马突然suddenly气喘吁吁地panted飞奔进帐，禀告敌军the enemy大队人马追赶而来catch up，离此仅有only十里路。但饥饿hungry难忍的忽必烈一心等着wait for吃羊肉，他一面下令部队开拔，一面while喊着shout out：：“羊肉，羊肉。”清炖羊肉当然是等不及了can't wait，可however生羊肉fresh mutton又不能端上来brought out让主帅吃，怎么办呢？这时At this time只见主帅the commander in chief大步向火灶走来，厨师the cook知道know他性情暴躁irritable， 于是急中生智a good idea occurred to his mind at the crucial moment，飞快地quickly切了cut10多片薄肉，放在沸水boiling water里搅拌了几下agitate，待肉色一变，马上at once捞入碗中，撒上spread细盐salt、葱花 chopped green onion和姜末bruised ginger，双手捧给了刚来到come灶旁的大帅。忽必烈抓起pick up肉片送进口中，接连continuously几碗之后，他挥手掷碗throw about the bowl，翻身上马mount his horse。英勇地heroically率军迎敌，结果旗开得胜as soon as he go into action he won the victory，生擒敌将capture the general of the enemy。

在筹办Organize庆功酒宴a victory lunch时，忽必烈特别点了book战前吃的那道羊肉片。这回This time厨师精选了carefully choose优质high quality绵羊腿部的“大三叉”和“上脑”嫩肉fresh mutton，切成均匀的ymmetrical薄片，再配上add麻酱seasampaste腐乳fermented bean curd、辣椒chilli、韭菜花leek flower等多种佐料，涮后鲜嫩可口fresh and tasty，将帅们吃后赞不绝口be full of praise，忽必烈更是喜笑颜开his face lit up with happiness。厨师忙上前go up说道：“此菜尚无名称name，请帅爷赐名grant a name。”忽必烈一边涮着羊肉片，一边笑着答道answer with smile;“我看就叫涮羊肉吧，眾位将军以为如何what about？”从此After that，涮羊肉成了宫廷佳肴royal dish，直到光绪年间，涮羊肉才逐渐by degrees走向民间folk。