Tongxin Beach Lamb [Ningxia Tongxin Specialty]

What is Tongxin Beach Lamb? Authentic Ningxia Tongxin Specialty: Tongxin Tan Lamb

Content Summary:Do you want to know what Tongxin Tan Lamb is? This article is a detailed introduction toNingxia Tongxin Specialty - Tongxin Tan Lamb. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Tongxin Tan Lamb. The full text takes about 12 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Tongxin Tan Lamb and the product characteristics of Tongxin Tan Lamb? How did the history of Tongxingtan lamb come about? Tasting and eating methods of Tongxin Beach lamb

Tongxin County of Ningxia is located in the middle of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, covering an area of 8433 square kilometers. Tongxin County is located at the junction of the Loess Plateau and the Inner Mongolian Plateau, and is one of the main livestock production areas in Ningxia. The climate here is dry and the grass is abundant. The sheep farming industry has been quite developed since ancient times. The unique natural environment and thousands of years of artificial selection have cultivated the Tan sheep, which is known as one of the Five Treasures of Ningxia. The Ningxia Tan sheep belongs to the long tail fat, coarse wool type fur sheep breed, which is unique in the world. The vast majority of Tan sheep are white and weigh generally 30 to 50 kilograms

Rams have large and curved spiral angles that extend outward, making them very strong and fierce. The hair is heterogeneous, with a length of over 10 centimeters, thin and soft. Tan sheep have long been renowned for their precious lamb skins. At around 30 days old, the Tan lamb is slaughtered and skinned, and after fine processing, it becomes "Er Mao", meaning "gray hair". This is borrowing its meaning of 'white'. The fur of Er Fur is about 8 centimeters long, with a pure white color and a luster like jade. The fur flowers are very beautiful. The two fur boards are as thin as thick paper, not only with a tough and soft texture, but also very lightweight, earning them the nickname "light fur"

What is even more valuable is the lustrous and crystal clear two hair spikes, presenting a unique curved and soft squeezing shape, like undulating waves, hence the praise of "nine bends". If the leather board is lifted vertically and horizontally, the white hair spikes will naturally droop in sequence, like an ice cone toppling and a flat lake rippling; If it shakes lightly, it feels like jade replacing the shore, pear blossoms fluttering, and it feels even more light and charming. The men's and women's leather jackets made of Tan sheep fur are comfortable to wear, elegant and elegant, and have a unique charm. Tan sheep not only have excellent fur, but also high-quality and delicious Tan lamb meat

Regional Scope

Tongxin County is located between longitude 105 ° 17 ″ -106 ° 41 ″ E and latitude 36 ° 34 ″ -37 ° 32 ″ N. It borders Yanchi County to the northeast, Huan County in Gansu Province to the southeast, Yuanzhou District to the south, Haiyuan County, Zhongwei County, Zhongning, Hongsibao and other areas to the west. It is 102 kilometers long in the south and 135 kilometers wide from east to west, with an altitude of 1240-2625 meters. It is under the jurisdiction of Wuzhong City. The production scale is 170000 units, with an annual total output of 1050 tons

Natural ecological environment and cultural and historical factors

(1) Soil and landform conditions: The terrain slopes from southeast to northwest, with hills, gullies, plateaus, ravines, loess, hilly areas, and floodplains interlaced. The terrain is complex, with gullies crisscrossing. Within the territory of Magaozhuang Township, there are numerous ravines and ravines, with large mountains and deep ravines, high in the south and low in the north; The soil types are complex, with a total of 7 types, with gray calcareous soil and black loess soil being the most common. The organic matter content in the soil is relatively low, with an average organic matter content of 0.85%. It is nitrogen deficient, phosphorus deficient, potassium rich, and has poor soil fertility. Grey calcareous soil accounts for 57.8% of the total area, distributed in the vast arid areas north of the city, with thin soil layers and low organic matter content, generally at 0.68%. The black loess area accounts for 32.1% and is distributed in the relatively humid southeastern part of the county. The soil layer is deep and the organic matter content is generally 0.86, which is suitable for the development of agriculture. Other soils: including gray brown soil salt, newly accumulated soil, and gravel land, accounting for 10.1% of the total area, with a pH value of 5.5-9

(2) Hydrological situation: The main rivers in Tongxin County include Qingshui River, Kushui River, and Changsha River. Kushui River and Changsha River are seasonal rivers, drying up during the dry season and having a small amount of water during the rainy season. Qingshui River: It is a tributary of the Yellow River, with a total length of 320 kilometers, a flow of 50 kilometers within the county, and a drainage area of 4248 square kilometers. Its hydrological characteristics are high sediment content and high salt content. Weizhou Town and Xiamaguan Town: The flow rate of the Tianshui River in the area is 0.05

cubic meters per second, and the mineralization degree is 6.96 grams per liter. PH value 5.5-9, salty and bitter water quality, suitable for seasonal consumption by sheep and livestock

(3) Climate situation: This county belongs to a typical continental climate, with drought and little rainfall, sufficient sunshine, high evaporation, an annual average temperature of 8.6 ℃, the hottest in July, an average temperature of 22.8 ℃, and an extreme maximum temperature of 37.9 ℃; The extreme minimum temperature is -27.3 ℃, the annual average precipitation is 272.6 millimeters, and the evaporation of 2241 millimeters is 8.2 times the precipitation. The annual sunshine duration is over 3024 hours, and the frost free period is 120-218 days. The average annual rainfall in Weizhou Town is 252.9 millimeters, the average annual temperature is 8.7 ℃, the frost free period is 141-184 days, the average annual wind speed is 3 meters per second, and there are mostly northwest winds in winter and spring, with an average of 29 strong winds above level 8 per year. In summer and autumn, there are often southeast winds blowing; The annual average temperature in Magaozhuang Township is 6.7 ℃, with an average precipitation of about 387.8 millimeters and an average frost free period of 182 days. The dominant wind direction throughout the year is northwest wind<(4) Cultural and historical situation: The county has 10 townships, 2 management committees, and 216 administrative villages, with a total of 75600 households and a total population of 322400, including 22500 agricultural households and 247700 agricultural population The population of Hui ethnic group is 264400, accounting for 82% of the total population. The total area of the county is 4445.76 square kilometers, accounting for 32.48% of the total land area, with 241000 acres of water land, accounting for 45.89% of the cultivated land area. Tongxin County is a gathering area for the Hui ethnic group, with the Hui population accounting for more than 82% of the total population. The majority of Hui people have traditional farming customs. Tongxin County Tan Sheep is a meat product produced by Tongxin County Tan Sheep, which has unique local characteristics due to the special geographical environment and years of careful breeding by the Hui ethnic group in Inner Mongolia

(1) External senses: The main production areas of Tan sheep in Tongxin County, Weizhou Town, Xiamaguan Town, and Magaozhuang Township, are the core areas of Tan sheep breeding and protection in our county. The Tan sheep skins produced are light, thin, with curved fur, beautiful flower clusters, and are known for their white and glossy appearance

(2) Intrinsic quality: Lamb meat is tender, with a small gamey taste, red and shiny muscles, white fat, dense muscle fibers, toughness, elasticity, slightly dry or air dried film on the surface, moist cut surface, non stick to the hand, has the inherent aroma of lamb, no odor, clear and transparent, fat aggregates on the surface, and has the inherent fragrance of lamb

(3) Safety requirements: The production environment meets the standards of "Water Quality for Pollution free Food and Livestock Drinking Water" (NY5027-2001) and "Water for Pollution free Livestock and Poultry Processing" (NY5028-2001), and lead, arsenic, chromium, cadmium, hexachlorocyclohexane, etc. have been inspected and found to comply with national animal product safety and health standards

How did the history of Tongxingtan lamb come about

Since ancient times, "lamb wine" has always been a highly praised delicacy among people. For hundreds of years, Tan sheep have only been distributed in some areas of Ningxia, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia. Among them, Ningxia Tan sheep have the highest quantity and best quality, while Ningxia Tan sheep are highly recommended in the Tongxin Pastoral Area There have been over a dozen provinces and regions that have introduced and raised crops, all of which have undergone varying degrees of changes and a decline in quality. This is because raising Tan sheep must be done in warm and arid grasslands with suitable climate. And Tongxin County is located on the arid grassland at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, which has all the conditions for the growth and reproduction of Tan sheep, making it the largest production area for Tan sheep in China

As the saying goes, "rely on mountains to eat mountains, rely on seas to eat seas", of course, unity is "rely on sheep to eat sheep". Nowadays, more than 80% of the people in Tongxin County eat "Tanyang rice", which holds a top priority in the hearts of the entire county's population

Tasting and eating methods of Tongxin Beach lamb

Its meat fat is uniform, the meat is tender, and it is not good at being fishy.

. The famous Donglaishun test lamb meat in Beijing often selects Ningxia Tan lamb meat as the main ingredient, especially the lamb meat after obtaining two skins. Whether steamed or braised, it can be comparable to chicken meat