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The Popular Mutton Dishes of Xinjiang
Here are two popular mutton dishes of Xinjiang:
Hand-grasped Mutton (手扒羊肉)
It is a traditional dish in northwestern China. The cooking way in Xinjiang is very interesting. According to an old cooking book,people cut a whole lamb (羔羊) into 12 pieces and then boil them. The pieces of meat are too big for them to hold by chopsticks (筷子),so they use hands to eat.
Roasted Stuffed Buns (烤包子)
This type of buns look like a small,golden,square-shaped pillow (枕头),and there’s mutton in it. The food shows the traditional lifestyle of Xinjiang people. They stay outside with their cattle and sheep all year,and they often take a knife with them. During lunch time,they would cut up mutton for making buns,and then cook them over a fire. Now,they start using clay ovens to cook the food.
1. How many pieces do people usually cut a lamb into?12/Twelve.
2. Why do people use hands to eat Hand-grasped Mutton?Because the pieces of meat are too big for them to hold by chopsticks.
3. What’s inside Roasted Stuffed Buns?There's mutton in it.
4. What does the Roasted Stuffed Buns show?The food shows the traditional lifestyle of Xinjiang people.
5. Do you think it’s important for teenagers to learn how to make traditional foods? Why or why not?Yes. Because they can learn about the traditional lifestyles of different places. / Because they will remember the history and tradition of their culture.

答案： 1. 12/Twelve. 2. Because the pieces of meat are too big for them to hold by chopsticks. 3. There's mutton in it. 4. The food shows the traditional lifestyle of Xinjiang people. 5. 示例：Yes. Because they can learn about the traditional lifestyles of different places. / Because they will remember the history and tradition of their culture.