Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup
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| Type | Chinese noodles |
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| Place of origin | China |
| Region or state | Xi'an |
| Main ingredients | Lamb soup, flatbread |
Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup (羊肉泡馍) [1] is known as a kind of noodle in the Chinese city of Xi'an. It is made of lamb soup and a great amount of flat bread. When making Pita bread Soaked in Lamb Soup, the cook breaks the bread into small pieces and adds them to the Lamb soup.
One legend about its origin is that in the late five dynasties in China, Zhao Kuangyin (赵匡胤)[2] who became the emperor of the Han nation returned to his hometown after seeing his fiancée off. He had consumed most of his food and money on the journey. He had only two pieces of inedible big hard bread. His party went through a shop selling lamb soup and broke the bread in pieces and added it to the soup.
When he became emperor he returned to the small shop and asked the cook to make it again. After the meal, the emperor could not hide his happiness and named it Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup.[3]
References
- ^ "陕西小吃-羊肉泡馍". News.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ "为天下守财的寒酸皇帝——赵匡胤-新闻-中国网滨海高新". News.022china.com. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ "中华美食传说之羊肉泡馍的由来 青岛市 - 新闻 - 网上有名". Top086.com. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2012-05-10.