Man-Han Banquet, Eight Big Bowls, Royal Drink Sour Plum Soup is famous, you don’t know the old Beijing delicacies, come and see
For modern people, it seems that only Internet celebrity cities such as Changsha and Chengdu can be regarded as a paradise for foodies, but what you don’t know is that the ancient city of old Beijing in your eyes is actually a paradise for foodies. First of all, the Old Beijing Restaurant has a rich history and culture. It combines the characteristics and delicacy of the eight traditional Chinese cuisines. In the old Beijing restaurant, four fresh fruits, four dried fruits, four candied fruits and eight cold meats are served before the banquet. The first course of the banquet is usually eight treasure fruit soup served in a large bowl, followed by shark fin, bird's nest, roasted whole pig, Roast whole duck, as well as desserts, milk and meat dishes, namely spring rolls, dumplings, siu mai, etc., as well as four soup dishes, four stir-fried dishes and assorted hot pots, etc. The two words are out of breath. Not only that, but the main dish of Beijing’s time-honored brand is eight big bowls, 1. Cucumber finch cooked in clear soup; 2. Steamed glutinous rice chicken and duck soup stewed in fat; Meat; 5. Chen Meigong's stewed chicken with chestnuts; 6. Roast pig with eight treasures; What's more, there are two symmetrical sea bowls in the middle, which are stewed ducklings with ginseng and black and white eels.
Speaking of this, many people may say, isn't this the standard of the Manchu Banquet? How can ordinary people afford it? In fact, many delicacies that have been handed down to the present are really affordable for ordinary people. For example, the classic old Beijing dish——Yipin tofu, which is fresh and tender, yellow and white in color, crispy on the outside, full of elasticity, when the lips and teeth just bite off the crispy skin on the outside, the white and smooth tofu inside slips into the mouth with the sauce In the mouth, the mouth is full of salty, slightly spicy, and slightly sweet rich sauce. This dish can be eaten in many time-honored restaurants in Beijing! Another old Beijing dish that is worth tasting is Donglaishun mutton. This dish is known as "China's first mutton". Eight characteristics of crisp garlic, fine ingredients, and complete accessories. Its hot-boiled mutton is fat but not oily, thin but not firewood. It is cooked once it is boiled. It does not get old after a long time. Donglaishun boiled lamb. Another highly-reputed dish is Beijing Roasted Meat, known as Sunburn Roasted Pork in ancient times. As a dish with a high status in the history of Chinese cooking, it is more in line with the tastes of modern young people. When making it, sliced beef and mutton are added Pickled and baked on a special iron plate, this is how the "roasted mutton" that the emperor invited Nian Gengyao to eat came from Zhen Huan's legend. After eating these delicious dishes, there is no reason not to take a sip. Don’t worry, the old Beijingers certainly have a special drink that they love most——Yuxiangzhai Plum Soup, which tastes mellow and fragrant, sweet and sour, refreshing. It is a must-have drink for restaurants in authentic old Beijing.
The old Beijing Yuxiangzhai sour plum soup, which is as famous as the "Ten Scenes of Yanjing", also has a story. It is said that it originated from the Royal Tea House and was the favorite of Emperor Qianlong. It has an excellent reputation among the old Beijing population and spread to the Today, Yuxiangzhai sour plum soup is no longer placed in a large blue and white porcelain jar like a big bowl of tea. The lifestyle and pace of life of modern people have retained the original taste of the ancient cooking method, bringing healthy and convenient taste enjoyment to more people! Sour plum soup has good effects of promoting body fluids, quenching thirst and eliminating food, especially the royal secret recipe inherited by Yuxiangzhai. After the tired, the most delicious!
Inheriting Chinese food culture is a part of our life. After eating too many Internet celebrity foods, you might as well try the traditional old Beijing drink Yuxiangzhai sour plum soup.
