gourmet food

Chapter 423
President Hou originally planned to meet Chu Yunfeng in the evening, but when he learned that he had made an appointment with Peng Yue, he let the young man have fun on his own.

Minister Jin originally arranged a department guest house for Chu Yunfeng, but President Hou refused.

He regards Chu Yunfeng as his nephew and nephew, so he will definitely make arrangements for him to come to the capital.

So he booked a four-star hotel for Chu Yunfeng within the Second Ring Road, which was very convenient for entry and exit. He sent him to the hotel and gave him some instructions before leaving.

After taking a shower and resting for a while, Peng Yue called and was already waiting for him downstairs.

Seeing the car Peng Yue drove, Chu Yunfeng suddenly realized that this guy was quite rich!

"Let's go, the seat has been reserved, and today's dish is made by the master chef, so feel free to taste it."

Peng Yue's words made Chu Yunfeng instantly understand that the master of love also likes to be lazy.

“How many servings of this dish does their master chef make every day?

By the way, tell me about the special restaurants and special dishes in this capital. If I have time, I want to try them all. "

There are many restaurants and hotels in the capital. You can get a glimpse of the eight major cuisines here, and there are many time-honored brands here. Chu Yunfeng has only heard about them, and he certainly doesn't understand them as clearly as Peng Yue.

"Hi~! You don't know that the master chef only makes five dishes of Kung Pao Chicken every day, and the rest are left to the people below.

So if you want to eat the most authentic taste, either you go early, or you have to find me, hehe~!

But if you want to talk about unique restaurants, there are so many, I can’t even tell you all in one day.

If you want to talk about famous time-honored brands, then you have to mention Ba Lou, Bada Ju, Si Dashun, and Nanyuan Beiji. How about it? Have you heard of it? "

Peng Yue seemed very excited when he mentioned this topic, which may have something to do with him being from the capital.

Anyone who has been to the capital knows that as long as someone asks about the history of the capital, they will be willing to introduce it to you enthusiastically until you are satisfied.

"I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it. Just tell me." With the air conditioner blowing in the car and drinking a frozen drink, Chu Yunfeng waited leisurely for Peng Yue to answer his questions.

"Then let me first tell you about the Eight Buildings. The Eight Buildings actually refer to the eight largest Shandong restaurants that were famous for their special dishes and outstanding flavors in the catering industry in the capital during the Republic of China.

Shandong cuisine originated from Shandong, so these restaurants that mainly deal in Shandong cuisine are named "Lou" to show their bigness.

The Eighth Building is divided into Dongxing Building (Cuihua Building), Taifeng Building, Chimei Building, Hongxing Building, Zhengyang Building, Qingyun Building, Xinfeng Building and Chunhua Building. However, only 3 of them are still in business now. .

Dongxinglou was praised by its peers as the first of the "Eight Big" Shandong cuisine restaurants.

Its signature dishes include braised sea cucumber with green onion, nine-turn large intestine, hibiscus chicken slices, stir-fried tenderloin, live mandarin fish in hot sauce, fried rice dumplings in soup, etc.

As for the dish of hibiscus chicken slices, Mr. Lin Yutang said in his article at that time, "After eating Dongxinglou's hibiscus chicken slices, you will feel that this chicken did not die in vain." This shows his superb craftsmanship at that time.

As for Tai Fung House, its signature dishes include deep-fried double crispy pork belly, wok-roasted pork elbow, wok-roasted pork tenderloin, deep-fried prawns, etc.

As for Chi Mei Lou, its signature dishes include one fish and four fish, pickled fish fillets, sweet and sour squirrel fish, braised fish head, kidney bean rolls, etc.

These three are the only remaining veterans of the "Lou" brand. If you are not familiar with them, call me and I will take you there. "

Peng Yue turned his head and glanced at Chu Yunfeng, and asked him to see how long he could stay here. If he wanted to explore the store, he couldn't do it without staying for a few more days.

"It depends on the situation. I will call you if I have time." From what happened today, Chu Yunfeng could tell that Peng Yue was very familiar with these restaurants in the capital.

Otherwise, there is no way to go through the back door and eat the dishes cooked by the master chefs directly. Only by tasting the dishes cooked by the master chefs can Chu Yunfeng learn from them.

"This is what you said. If you don't call me, I'll be in a hurry~!

Okay, then let me tell you about these eight great residences.

The eight major residences include: Fuxing Residence, Wanxing Residence, Tongxing Residence, and Dongxing Residence outside the Qianmen (these four are also known as the "Four Daxing Residences"), Wanfu Residence in Dashilar, Guanghe Residence in the northern half of Caishikou Hutong, and Xixing Residence in the west alley. Tongheju in Si and Shaguoju in Xidan.

The biggest difference between Ju and Tang is that it only holds banquets and does not hold hall meetings. Therefore, it is relatively small in scale and is a place for ordinary officials or scholars who come to Beijing to take exams.

Now only Shaguoju and Tongheju remain.

Shaguoju was founded in the sixth year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, and has a history of 274 years. It was originally called "Heshunju", because at that time there was a huge casserole in the store, which cooked and sold high-quality pork. Over time, it became "Shaguoju".

The current signature dishes include white meat casserole, dry-fried small meatballs, nine-turn sausage, almond tofu, minced meat sesame cakes and so on.

Tongheju opened in the second year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1822). At the beginning, most of its customers were ordinary people. Later, it hired a chef from the imperial kitchen, and the Sanbu Nian restaurant became famous in the capital.

The current signature dishes include San Bu Tian, ​​Zao Liu San Bai, Silver Rolls, and Dry Fried.

Let me tell you about the four major Shun, namely Dong Lai Shun, Nan Lai Shun, Xi Lai Shun and You Yi Shun.

I don’t need to say more about Donglaishun. Everyone in the country probably knows its reputation for its hot-pot mutton. How about I take you to try it tonight?

Lam Laishun mainly sells snacks. Its signature snacks include tofu curd, mutton skewers, butter fried cake, haggis soup and mending meat pie.

Xilaishun specializes in halal dishes, and its signature dishes include Ma Lianliang duck, fried lamb tail, it is like honey, and dry-roasted large yellow croaker.

Especially the Ma Lianliang duck dish, which uses the crispy technique of Shandong cuisine and is paired with Huaiyang cuisine flavor soup to cook it into crispy duck.

The duck is bright red and buttery, the skin is crispy and the meat is rotten, and the fragrance is penetrating. It is a must!
This is another interesting story. At that time, Donglaishun’s business was booming, and when Xilaishun closed its business, the boss recruited Xilaishun’s chefs, mobilized the backbone of Donglaishun’s halls, cabinets, and stoves, and opened it in Xidan. Another smooth move.

It combines the best of both worlds. It serves grilled and shabu-shabu dishes as well as halal stir-fry dishes. Its signature dishes include it’s like honey, braised oxtail, coriander popsicles, grilled strips, and gluten-free noodles.

The northern season of Nanwan is mainly about barbecue, Ji is the season of barbecue, and Wan is barbecue season.

Ji's roast mutton and Wan's roast beef each have their own specialties, but they are both must-try places in the capital.

When it comes to barbecue, roast beef is the most particular.For the beef in Barbecue Wan, 150 slices of willow-leaf-shaped, uniformly thick meat are produced per catty of meat.

Signature dishes include roast beef, roast lamb, small sesame seed pancakes, coriander fried rice balls, kung pao shrimp balls, etc.

During the barbecue season, it has long been famous for its roast mutton business.Because the shop owner's surname is Ji, it is commonly known as "BBQ Ji".

The roasted mutton is selected from Xikou sheep, and only the tender hind legs and upper brain parts are used. The fascia is removed, the water is pressed out, and the meat is cut into thin slices to make it translucent.

Signature dishes include sesame tofu, coriander and soybean paste, it's like honey, sesame fire roast, grilled pork strips, etc. "

There are also many other time-honored restaurants, such as Fengzeyuan, Hongbinlou, Fangshan Restaurant, Duyichu, Yuhuatai Restaurant, Liuquanju, Quyuan Restaurant, Yitiaolong Restaurant, Tianfuhao, Yueshengzhai, Liubi Ju, Tianxingju, Xiaochangchen, Cheese Wei, Jinfang Snacks, Daoxiangcun, Dashunzhai, Guishunzhai and so on.

Oh, it’s here, I’ll talk to you about these time-honored signature dishes later. "

As we talked, we arrived at the main store of Emei Restaurant.

(End of this chapter)