In the Xuhuai area, Xiaoxian County is the most famous for its mutton. Xiaoxian mutton has been famous for more than 300 years, mainly because of the unique cooking technology of Xiaoxian mutton. As for the stew alone, it can be said to be delicious and unique in flavor; as for the other 26 dishes such as stewing, roasting, stir-frying, etc., all of them are cooked with mutton and offal as the main ingredients to make various dishes, which are even better. According to the "Xiaoxian Chronicles": Since there have been many sheep raised in the county in history, traditional famous dishes are mostly based on sheep. There is a saying that "no sheep, no feast". Local people believe that during the dog days, mutton is fresh and fragrant, and the soup is mellow but not smelly. Drinking soup and eating meat can make people sweat and detoxify easily, which is good for human health. Therefore, the habit of eating mutton in the dog days every year has been passed down, forming the current Fuyang Banquet Food Festival. The Fuyang Banquet is mainly based on mutton, and the requirements for live sheep are very high, and the best must be selected. The first choice is the Han goat, that is, the goat living in the lake area. , which is a "green food". Among the cold goats, ewes or goats are selected, and they are neither fat nor thin, neither old nor tender, and sheep with 24 teeth are preferred. In order to ensure the quality of live sheep, they are required to be cooked and killed immediately, and they cannot be kept overnight. Among the many mutton restaurants in Xiao County, the more famous ones are Jiang, Mao, Wang, Yin, etc. Among them, Wang and Yin are the most refined, best managed, and most prestigious. Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center