Each winter,when the harsh winds whistle across the dusty plains,the people of Shaanxi province know it’s time to warm up with yangrou paomo,or flatbread in mutton soup.Finely cooked with tender bread and rich(but not greasy)mutton fat,the fragrant and hearty dish has sated many a stomach on a winter’s day,including that of the well-known foodie and poet Su Dongpo(苏东坡)."Flatbread in mutton soup is foremost in my heart out of all Shaanxi dishes,"he wrote during his exile in the 11th century.
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