Long County Lamb Soaking Bread

Long County Lamb Soaking Bread

　　Long County Lamb Soaking Bread

　　The characteristics of Long County Lamb Soaking Bread include generous ingredients, bold flavors, tender meat, thick soup, and an inviting aroma that leaves a memorable aftertaste.

　　It also helps warm the stomach. Especially in winter, people often queue up to enjoy it. Unlike lamb soaking bread from other areas in Western Shaanxi, here the flatbread (a baked white flour bread) is broken into pieces by the customer’s own hands, placed in the bowl, and then briefly dipped in the hot broth, topped with vermicelli and shredded lamb blood, sprinkled with chopped scallions, and served with sweet pickled garlic. It's one of the daily breakfast staples for locals in Long County. The soup here is rich and plentiful—you eat the meat and bread while sipping the broth, and take a few bites of the sweet pickled garlic, leaving you feeling completely satisfied.