Mutton and Bread Soup 羊肉泡馍
Mutton and Bread Soup is featured among the local specialties of Ningxia.
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Mutton and Bread Soup (羊肉泡馍) is a morning meal at Yingbinlou (迎宾楼) in Yinchuan (银川). Its version combines Ningxia (宁夏) mutton, a rich white broth and smooth, chewy vermicelli, with fennel bread served alongside.
How it is made
Yinchuan Evening News describes the restaurant simmering local mutton and sheep bones over a low flame for six hours. The marrow contributes to the fragrant broth, while the meat becomes very tender. The vermicelli retains a springy texture.
How it is eaten
Fennel bread, sweet pickled garlic, small side dishes and chilli accompany the bowl. Diners may soak the bread in the soup or eat it separately while drinking the broth. In Yinchuan Evening News, a regular customer recalled eating this familiar Yinchuan breakfast for more than thirty years.
Sources & reading
Written from the linked sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer on 2026-09-27. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.