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Origin
Mongolian grasslands — one of the oldest cooking traditions in northern China, dating to Mongol nomadic culture
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Description
Shou ba rou (hand-held meat): the nomadic Mongolian tradition of eating whole joints of lamb or mutton boiled with just water and salt, eaten with bare hands. No other seasoning is traditional — the quality of the grassland lamb speaks for itself. The Inner Mongolian version uses a small wooden knife for cutting; outside China it's often associated with Mongolian BBQ mischaracterisation.
III
The Thread
—Kazakh beshbarmak (boiled lamb with noodles)
—Uzbek dimlama (boiled lamb with vegetables)
—New Zealand hogget (spring lamb)
IV
Flavour Context
Pure, clean grassland lamb — mineral, slightly sweet, with nothing to hide behind
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