Must-eat Beijing Cuisine
Tasting the special cuisine is a good way to feel the the local customs of a place.
Beijing cuisine, which is based on northern cuisine, continuously absorbs the essence of diet in various places to form the unique flavor of Beijing cuisine, which has swept the world. From palace cuisine to folk snacks, a variety of flavors come together to create an authentic "Jingweier cuisine". Visitors to Beijing must try these authentic "Jingweier delicacies", otherwise they will not really understand Beijing!
Peking Duck
Peking duck is a dish of roast duck. It is a Beijing’s business card and has a worldwide reputation. Beijing Roast Duck was court food in ancient times and made for the emperor. Because the duck is made for the emperor. It is extremely careful in workmanship and extremely careful in ingredients. The roasted duck is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, but not fatty. Peking duck is also very unique in eating: a piece of pie with roasted duck meat dipped in sauce, and then put a variety of side dishes distributed, wrap the pie crust and eat directly into the mouth, then your mouth will be full of delicious duck, soft pie crust, and fresh side dishes!
Recommended Restaurant: Quanjude (Hepingmen)全聚德
Location: Building 14, Qianmen West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Recommended Reason: The symbol of Peking Duck restaurant, Chinese time-honored brand
Mutton Hotpot
Traditional Beijing mutton hotpot, the flavor of authentic old Beijing hotpot, is a delicious dish made mainly of lamb, inheriting the features of traditional Beijing dishes. People in Beijing like to use the copper pot and charcoal fire to boil the tender meat , so the taste is delicious and absolutely authentic. The eating way is to put the lamb in the broth of the copper hot pot, and then dip it in the hemp sauce ingredients.
Recommended restaurant: Donglaishun Restaurant (Wangfujing)东来顺饭庄
Location: No. 198 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng, Dongcheng, Beijing (near Wangfujing Department Store)
Recommended reason: definitely using copper pot to boil the mutton, Beijing's century-old time-honored brand
Peking Noodles
Peking noodles is a traditional Chinese noodle dish, which is made by mixing side dishes with noodles and soy sauce. Soy sauce noodles are the most popular in the old Beijing. After spreading all over the country, they are known as one of the "Top Ten Noodles in China. For the Beijing people, the Peking noodles are a daily routine, and almost every Beijing people know how to cook it. Old Beijing Fried sauce noodles, the important is not only to do noodles, in fact, the essence of the Fried sauce.To make Peking noodles, you must first choose the sauce and add side dishes, which is really drooling!
Recommended restaurant: Haiwanju Old Beijing Fried Noodle King海碗居老北京炸酱面大王
Location: North Bungalow, Building 11, Zengguang Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Recommended reason: typical old Beijing restaurant with a long history
Fermented Soy-bean Milk
Speaking of Beijing snacks, first of all, it reminds of Fermented Soya-bean Milk. Most Beijing people like to drink bean juice and regard it as a kind of enjoyment. Topping it with coke rings, pickles and a small pancake, it is a perfect breakfast for many people. Beijing bean juice looks gray and green, and it tastes stinky and sour. When some people drink bean juice for the first time, the smell of bean juice makes it difficult to swallow, meanwhile, some people become addicted. Fermented Soy-bean Milk is a unique traditional snack of old Beijing. According to the written history of 300 years, it was a palace drink. If you are visiting Beijing, be sure to come like a local, taste the classic breakfast in Beijing and feel the taste of Fermented Soya-bean Milk!
Recommended Restaurant: Lao Ci Qi Kou Bean-Juice Shop (Tiantan shop)老磁器口豆汁店
Address: Opposite the North Gate of the Temple of Heaven Park, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Recommended Reason: The most famous bean juice shop
