Legend about Xinjiang pilaf

Legend has it that more than a thousand years ago, there was a man named Abu Airi. Dr. Ibisina, in his later years, was very weak and took a lot of medicines to no avail. Later, he studied a rice and gave it a diet. He chose mutton, carrots, onions, clear oil, sheep oil and rice with water and salt, and then braised them over low heat. This kind of rice has the characteristics of color, taste and aroma, and can arouse people's appetite.

So he ate a small bowl in the morning and evening. Half a month later, his body gradually returned to health. People around him were very surprised and thought he had eaten some panacea. Later, he passed on this "prescription" to everyone, and it became the common food among Uyghurs today.

"Pulaf", called "Bonuo" in Uyghur, is one of the flavor foods hosted by Uyghur, Uzbek and other brother ethnic groups to entertain guests. During festivals, weddings and funerals, it is necessary to "grab rice" to entertain guests. Their traditional habit is to first invite guests to sit around the kang with a clean table cloth spread among them. Then the owner held the basin in one hand and the pot in the other. He asked the guests to rinse their hands one by one and handed them a clean towel to dry them. After all the guests wash their hands and sit down, the host brings several plates of "pilaf". On the dining cloth, it is customary for two to three people to one plate), and the guests are invited to grab and eat directly from the plate with their hands. Therefore, it was named "Grab Drink". Nowadays, some families usually have small spoons when they entertain Han guests.