Finger Mutton has been a traditional food of hunters and the nomadic people for thousands of years in Inner Mongolia. It involves eating pieces of mutton with the hands. Although the meat of sheep, cattle, horses and camels can be cooked as finger meat, the most common type of meat used for this dish is mutton, it is the grassland people’s favorite and daily food and is also an essential food for entertaining quests. It is said that if visitors to the grasslands do not eat this dish, then their visit has truly been wasted. As such, entertaining quests with this dish is an important practice in Inner Mongolia.