There are many delicious foods in Beijing, China, and here are some of the most famous ones. More delicious foods are waiting for you to discover.
1. Beijing Roast Duck
Beijing roast duck is a famous dish in Beijing with a global reputation. It belongs to Beijing cuisine and originated during the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. The book "Shi Zhen Lu" already records roasted duck, which was a court food at that time. The ingredients used are high-quality meat, duck (Beijing duck), and fruit wood roasted over a charcoal fire. It has a rosy color, rich but not greasy meat, is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and is known as the "delicious food of the world." It can be seen on the dining tables of emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties, on the tables of Manchu and Han people, and on the tables of foreign guests in China. Beijing roast duck can be divided into two major schools, namely the hanging oven roast duck represented by Quanjude and the cheap oven roast duck represented by "braised oven roast duck." Both of these roast duck-making techniques have been included in the Beijing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection List. In 2018, Beijing roast duck was selected as one of the top ten classic dishes in Beijing for the "World Release of 'Chinese Cuisine' Event and National Provincial Regional Classic Famous Cuisine" organized by the China Cuisine Association.
2. Braised lamb meat
Braised lamb, also known as "lamb hot pot", is a traditional flavor in Beijing with a long history, fine selection of ingredients, thin and even meat slices, and diverse seasonings.
Old Beijing braised lamb, authentic flavor of old Beijing hotpot, inherits the characteristics of old Beijing braised lamb, using copper pot charcoal fire. The lamb emphasizes fine meat texture and no gamey taste, extremely tender, and other ingredients are fresh. After blanching the sliced meat in the soup, you can also use the soup to cook noodles and dumplings, making the flavor even more perfect. Beijing's hot pot lamb is most famous for the hot pot lamb from Donglaishun Restaurant, which is tender, smooth, and refreshing, with authentic seasonings, and is a must see in Beijing. Hand-cut lamb is a must-eat when going to Donglaishun. Donglaishun lamb has the reputation of being "as thin as paper, as soft as cotton, as neat as thread, and as beautiful as flowers". Donglaishun boiled lamb has been selected as one of the top ten classic dishes in Beijing for the "World Release of 'Chinese Cuisine' Event and National Provincial Regional Classic Famous Cuisine" organized by the China Cuisine Association.
3. Beijing Gongbao Chicken Ding
Kung Pao chicken is a famous traditional dish with Chinese and foreign characteristics, which is included in Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Guizhou cuisine, and Beijing cuisine. It was originally Shandong cuisine, called fried chicken in oil. Because it was first created by Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong in the Qing Dynasty, and Ding was once called "Prince Shaobao" (also called "Kung Pao"), people renamed it "Kung Pao chicken" after Ding. Later, Ding Baozhen was appointed as the governor of Sichuan and brought this dish to Chengdu, Sichuan. After being processed and transformed by Sichuan chefs, the recipe became more refined, and the quality improved. Later, it was presented as a tribute dish to the emperor by officials in Sichuan and developed into a famous dish for imperial use. This dish is also classified as Beijing court cuisine, with slightly different cooking methods in different regions. It is usually cooked with chicken as the main ingredient, cucumber, peanuts, chili and other auxiliary ingredients. The meat is smooth, crispy, and has a strong spicy flavor. Kung Pao chicken is also one of the top ten classic famous dishes in Guizhou and Sichuan, which are rated as "Chinese Cuisine" by China Cuisine Association.
4. Explosive enema
Fried sausage is one of the traditional snacks in old Beijing. After cutting the sausage into sections, it is wrapped in batter and fried until golden brown. The fried sausage is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a fragrant aroma, and is one of the favorite snacks of old Beijing people. You can taste this delicacy at snack stalls near Guijie or Houhai.
The above are all meat dishes. When eating, you can order a few cold dishes to pair with, such as cold potato shreds and cold tomato salad. Although it is a common cold dish in China, the taste is also quite good.
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