Explode The Stomach II: The Explanation

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My apologies. I should have provided an explanation. The restaurant whose sign I posted a picture of below is a Halal establishment serving to classic jingwei’r –capital taste– dishes. One is a sort of mutton burger (the “meat patty”). The other is a tripe dish, hence the exploding –or ‘burst might be a better translation– stomach. For a fascinating explanation of the origin and influence of halal food on Beijing, see here. Figues 18 and 19 have pictures of the two dishes mentioned above.