What Is a Burn Pit?

Pit roasting, that is, pot pit barbecue, is to dig a pit on the ground and put food into the pot to cook. It is said that as early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Northeast folks had similar cooking methods. Pit roasting has developed into modern times, and the craftsmanship and taste have undergone numerous improvements. The variety has also evolved from a single roasted meat to roasted potatoes, eggs, corn, stupid chicken, pigeon, quail, and lamb chops.

Pit roast

1. It is healthier without open flame: it is not roasted with open flame, but it is scooped out without smoke, without pollution, and the temperature is not very high, so it will not produce harmful substances such as tris / tetrabenzopyrene, Can be eaten with confidence. ^[2]

Yankeng barbecue is a kind of gourmet popular with people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang. The method is to first cut the mutton into pieces about the size of a fist, and mix it with eggs, turmeric, pepper, cumin powder, refined salt, and flour. Apply evenly to the pieces of meat, stick to the inner wall of the pit, and bake for about half an hour. ^[4]

Although the Daqing pit roast is similar to the pit roast barbecue in Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia and other places, there are many differences:

I. Different names and different origins: Different names do not need to say more. As far as the origin is concerned, pit barbecue is the product of the traditional Northwestern Muslim ethnic food in China and the local barbecue beef and mutton practice; Daqing pit roast Originating from the old tradition of using stove pits or digging pits in the northeast countryside to smoke and grill food. The former has more characteristics of eating habits in a nomadic society, and the latter comes from the eating habits of a traditional farming society. ^[5]

Second, the ingredients are different and the styles are different: The pit roast is a halal food, and the choice of ingredients must meet the halal requirements; the Daqing pit grilled ingredients are more extensive and there are no special contraindications. As a halal food, Xiankeng barbecue has strong cultural characteristics of Muslim diet; Daqingkang barbecue reflects the rough and bold diet of traditional farming society in Northeast China. ^[5]

Third, the process is different, each has its own advantages: pit pit barbecue puts the ingredients directly in a special pit pit, and Daqing pit is grilled with tin foil to wrap the seasoned ingredients; pit pits are generally deep, and the pit pits in Daqing pit are generally stoves Pit or shallow pit dug in the ground. ^[5]