＂Genghis Khan＂ barbecue in Hokkaido

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Where did everyone travel during the summer vacation?

In the hot summer, it is natural to go north. At home, we can travel to Changbai Mountain, Mudanjiang, Mohe and Bashang, and some people choose to travel to neighboring Japan at this time.

Choosing to travel to Hokkaido in midsummer is like choosing the oncoming cool sea breeze, choosing the green grass peaks and choosing the dairy products with full agricultural flavor. Hokkaido is not an important industrialized city in Japan, and there are not many high-tech industries. When you come to Hokkaido, you can ski and soak in hot springs in winter, and you can see flowers, the sea and delicious food in summer. In this issue, we will talk about a special dish in Hokkaido-Genghis Khan barbecue.

"Genghis Khan barbecue" is not the specialty of a hotel, but the specialty food of the whole Hokkaido area. The reason why we didn’t write "Genghis Khan Roasted Mutton" is mainly because these restaurants mainly sell roast mutton, but they also sell roast beef, roasted seafood and other products.

Maybe when you hear "Genghis Khan", you will involuntarily think of Mongolia, but "Genghis Khan barbecue" has nothing to do with Mongolia. It is said that during World War II, the Japanese learned the cooking method of barbecue from the northeast of China. After bringing the seasoning back to Japan, the local people in Hokkaido developed a unique local product.

"Genghis Khan Barbecue" is actually a barbecue dish with a unique hot pot shape. Diners will put an iron plate pot in front of them, put the ordered ingredients into a specially treated pot and roast them with long charcoal with high carbon content. Diners usually choose a set meal, including leg of lamb, lamb and other parts of the sheep. Among them, the thick-cut lamb with good flavor has almost no smell, which is the essence of Genghis Khan barbecue. The meat is roasted by itself, and the heat is determined by itself. The atmosphere in which diners enjoy food is quite relaxed. If it is different from domestic barbecue, it may be freshness. When the local people enjoy the Genghis Khan barbecue, they will drink chilled Sapporo beer before the meal, whisky during the meal and a glass of red wine after the meal. In Japan, wine is sold by the glass, so this kind of meal with wine is more suitable.

There is almost no mutton supply in local supermarkets in Japan, so the question comes. Since there is no history of eating sheep in Japan, where did Genghis Khan barbecue eat mutton? Generally speaking, Japanese mutton is mainly imported from Australia, and Australian mutton has a strong smell, so it is recommended to choose lamb with almost no strong smell when tasting this dish.

Japanese people are very afraid of having a strong smell, so there are some ways for Japanese people to deal with such heavy-smelling dishes as "Genghis Khan barbecue". For example, the store will place lockers at the entrance to facilitate guests to store shoes, coats and valuables to prevent them from being contaminated with barbecue flavor; Some stores also provide deodorant sprays. These restaurants are friendly to foreign tourists and provide thoughtful service. After all, tourist cities pay attention to the reputation and quality of service.

Original title: "Genghis Khan barbecue in Hokkaido"

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