The "Slow Taste of Countryside" food tour in the suburbs of Beijing continued. After encountering the "surprise taste" in Changping, the team visited Dongxintun Village of Qingyundian Town and Zhuzhuang Village of Zhangziying Town in Daxing District. Help local catering enterprises in villages and towns on the spot. Here, the visiting team deeply felt the local catering culture and characteristics, and the strong "hometown flavor" in the dishes is still fresh in everyone's memory.
It is reported that relying on local ingredients and characteristic traditional flavors, Daxing District is constantly innovating. In terms of special catering services, it focuses on rural delicacies and small folk restaurants. Hometown experience such as rural private kitchen dishes, shabu-shabu, homemade hand-made pasta, and Mongolian specialties.
The villages where these delicacies are located have also become the key objects of assistance in the 2022 "Chef Going to the Countryside" catering promotion activities in the suburbs of Beijing. Famous chefs and cultural experts went to the villages to communicate face-to-face with rural catering practitioners and provide hands-on assistance. They gave suggestions and guidance from multiple perspectives such as technical service improvement, cultural characteristics improvement, and brand promotion improvement.
"Xintun family" old ladies hand-rolled noodles to bring a cordial "home" taste
Dongxintun Village of Qingyundian Town is a quiet and simple village. Farming is the way of life of most local people. Housewives are good at making pasta. According to Wang Yan, the owner of the shop, her hand-rolled noodles only put noodles, alkali, salt and water, without other additives. "Eight halogens and eight yards" and farmhouse sauce products, freshly made and eaten, are full of homemade "fragrant" flavors.
In this "Chef Going to the Countryside" Catering Improvement Activity in the Suburbs of Beijing, Master Liu Peng, Executive Secretary-General and Executive Vice Chairman of the Professional Committee of Young Famous Chefs of the China Hotel Association, provided on-site assistance to "Xintun Family". The focus is on giving guidance on noodle making, stewed soup storage, dish innovation, and operation standardization. It not only tells the theoretical knowledge of cooking skills and the secret to maintaining the stability of dish quality, but also teaches the chef in the store how to make farm favorites for young consumers. Home-cooked dishes such as stir-fried pork and fried peppers enrich the flavors of side dishes in the restaurant. In addition, Chef Liu also gave on-site guidance and comments on the cooking time, seasoning ratio, container arrangement and other aspects of deli sauce.
Teacher Wang Haichun, known as the "Walking Encyclopedia of the Suburbs of Beijing", introduced in detail the source of the hand-rolled noodles by local old women and the folk culture of Qingyundian. According to folklore, there was once a palace lady who was born here, and she missed the flavor of her hometown very much after entering the palace. Later, when his mother came to the palace to visit, she made a bowl of hand-rolled noodles by herself. Just in time for the emperor to taste it, she was full of praise and named it "Lao Niang".
Mr. Wang also gave a detailed interpretation of the soy sauce in the side dish "Eight Stew and Eight Yards". It is a good choice for old Beijingers to relieve their cravings in the era of scarce supplies. After the cold oil is put into the pan, put the peppercorns, deep-fry until slightly battered, sprinkle with chopped green onions, pour in soy sauce, the black is translucent, and the peppers are strong, and now it tastes full of homely kindness. In addition, Mr. Wang also shared the culture of "Dian", "Fang'er" and "Gezhuang" that often appear in local place names. The shop owners and shop assistants said that it was the first time they had heard of many contents introduced by Mr. Wang, and they would definitely share them with everyone when citizens and tourists came to "Xintun Renjia" to taste hand-rolled noodles, so that diners who came from afar could not only taste In addition to food, you can get more surprises.
"Jiangnan Small Restaurant" has 38 seats of steamed dishes, continuing the lively "rural" flavor
Fangzi meat, tiaozi meat, braised meat, stewed dumplings... The history of "Sanbaxi" can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. A traditional banquet form in the southern region. In the period of the Republic of China, it became the first choice for dignitaries in Beijing to entertain guests.
This "Chef Going to the Countryside" promotion activity came to Zhuzhuang Village, Zhangziying Town, focusing on the promotion and assistance of the "Three Eight Seats" steamed vegetable series in the "Rural Small Restaurant". According to the owner, the store now focuses on "steamed" dishes. The grilled pork face in the menu, Beijing-style rolls, handmade big meatballs, steamed pork belly with seaweed, and steamed braised pork are all tastes that can only be tasted when you are young when you go to the market, celebrate the New Year, and do big things." "Fragrant" delicious, with strong memories.
During the on-site upgrade and assistance process, Chef Liu Peng introduced that steamed dishes are rich in nutrition and can taste the original flavor of the ingredients, and there are also many types of dishes suitable for "steaming". However, with the upgrading of diners' requirements, the final shape, color and presentation of steamed dishes need to be improved. In addition, Chef Liu also helped other cuisines of the "Country Restaurant". He not only gave on-site guidance on the cooking skills of the in-store dish "Fortune in Prosperity - Grilled Pig Face", but also cooked fried chicken on the spot. Home-cooked dishes, teach the country chefs cooking secrets such as frying sugar, steaming the pan, and collecting juice on high fire, so as to teach them to fish.
Mr. Wang Haichun, the "King of the Suburbs of Beijing", introduced the reason why Daxing area is rich in high-quality melons and fruits to the chefs and shop assistants who participated in the training. Daxing belongs to the part of the flood plain of the ancient Yongding River. Not only is it rich in water resources, but also the sandy soil is suitable for vegetables, fruits and melons Vegetables grow. "Country House" not only continues the cooking skills of the local "three-eight seats" essence, but also the ingredients are all locally produced, which is a good choice to taste the taste of hometown. In addition, since Zhuzhuang Village also produces wide pears and sour pears locally, Mr. Wang also suggested that the owner can make pear juice, pear paste and other products according to local conditions, which can not only make the dishes in the store more Daxing characteristics and richer, but also through desserts and pears. The launch of the accompanying gift box effectively promotes in-store consumption of diners.
"Professional chefs have strictly and systematically studied the nutritional value and cooking techniques of ingredients. Country chefs have their own unique experience in catering, but there are still weak links in theory and other aspects. The purpose of our trip is to Bring scientific cooking knowledge to farmyards, so that chefs in rural farmhouses can learn professional and systematic cooking methods." Chef Liu introduced.
The rural chefs who participated in this catering support were also very satisfied with the activity. Boss Li of the "Rural Small Restaurant" in Zhuzhuang Village gave feedback, "This 'Chef Going to the Countryside' activity has brought us a new concept and the popularization of folk culture. It is very useful. The hotel chef, who was only seen on TV shows before, taught us the recipes of the dishes for free, and taught us how to make them. I feel that the harvest is particularly great.”
It is reported that since the launch of the "Chef Going to the Countryside" series of activities in August, 20 townships and more than 30 villages in ten suburbs of the city have successively carried out assistance activities. It is unique and presents more delicious and delicious food for citizens and tourists.
