Every city has its own flavor. Over the years, it exudes a unique fragrance that not only stays on the tip of the tongue, but also remembers it in the heart. The capital, Beijing, as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties with rich historical heritage, inherits the most traditional culture of China. It is also a "multi-habitat development" and extremely inclusive international metropolis, compatible with the most dazzling essence from all over the world. In addition to famous royal court dishes and fireworks Beijing-style snacks, there are also a variety of delicacies from all over the world.
As the eighth-largest food city in the world, Beijing is definitely not a "food desert". There are hundreds of flowers here. This is a paradise for food lovers who are obsessed with food. Even though a thousand diners have a thousand taste buds and a thousand people have a thousand kinds of food. Understanding, Beijing's all-encompassing cuisine, whether it is the time-honored authentic Beijing-style food or the pure and delicious flavors from all over the world, can satisfy the taste buds of every food lover and inspire resonance. Bring delicious memories that bloom on the tip of your tongue.
Tourism is nothing more than "food, accommodation, travel, and play", and the food experience bears the brunt and ranks first among the travel experience. As the recommendation of the Worry-Free Planet, Keiko carefully planned a food journey with the characteristics of the Imperial City. The soul and food met, immersed in the Imperial City for three days and two nights, and tasted ancient and modern Chinese and Western cultures from the delicious food with the surprise of taste buds. Taste Beijing, follow my footsteps, explore the stories behind the food, and start a delicious food journey.
Day 1
Hutongs, as the most regional architectural complex in Beijing, carry the unique lifestyle, life interests and neighborhood relationships of the people of Beijing. The Beijing Hutongs and Siheyuan houses, which are hidden in the city, have a long history, reflecting the style and people's sentiments of old Beijing, witnessing the changes of history and the style of the times, and contain a strong and authentic cultural atmosphere of old Beijing, like museums with folk customs, branding them. The mark of social life.
Gray walls and gray tiles are lined up in the courtyard. Strolling through it and savoring it carefully, like reading through the encyclopedia of old Beijing. Many bricks and tiles in the hutongs have a history of hundreds of years. Shuttling between Beijing hutongs and courtyards is like traveling through time and space and looking back at history. A courtyard is a piece of history and a piece of Jianghu.
The Zhongzhizhu Temple, Fayuan Temple, and Songzhu Temple buildings in the winding alleys on Shitan North Street were perfectly renovated by the Belgian grandfather Juan van Wassenhove, retaining their complete historical appearance. The Dongjingyuan Temple, which combines ancient and modern times, is also located here. The entire repair process was filmed into a documentary and played on a loop at the entrance.
In time, you can appreciate history and taste life. The red door opens gently and move into the open atrium. TRB Hutong (Temple Restaurant Beijing), known as the "Best French Restaurant in the Capital", is located in Songzhu Temple, which has a history of more than 600 years. History has accumulated over the years and exudes the beauty of silence. The sunshine in early winter in Beijing is transparent and piercing, setting off the tranquility of the ancient temple, with ancient trees and branches, and red doors and green tiles. Showing the ancient buildings of wooden citron makes people feel calm and integrates modern style to make them more unique. The lights are on at night, and the atmosphere is romantic and mysterious.
Slow down to see real life. Sit by the glass window, look at diners and pedestrians, and enjoy the swaying tree shadows. It is quiet and scenery. Walking into TRB Hutong, where history and modernity blend perfectly, immersively experience this historical Fine Dining ceremony, and talk about laughter and the charming aroma of food that imbues the historical charm. Luke Armstrong, an Australian chef who has become popular overseas, injects creativity and ingenuity into the new menu, explores local products, and complements precise heat, exclusive seasoning and stunning ingredients, echoing the Zen charm of Zhizhu Temple.
Huang caviar with sweet mashed corn
The caviar is suspended in the middle of the mashed corn. The caviar uses Hangzhou 8-10-year-old Shi's caviar, and the lobster cognac is hidden under the corn mousse. First the sweetness of corn at the entrance, followed by the fresh and sweet flavor of caviar bursting in the mouth. Lobster jelly melts immediately in the mouth, exuding the sweet aroma of cognac wine
Tuna tartar with seaweed milk foam
Chef Luke's egg. Chef once worked at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. His cooking style has the unique charm of "Japanese-French cuisine". Glutamic acid in seaweed milk just enhances the flavor of tuna
Golden fish
Returning to the European style, the sauce is made with a sunny French Masai fish soup as the base. The golden carp itself is fried until the skin is crispy. The dishes retain the flavor of Masai fish soup and highlight the delicate meat quality of the golden snapper
and cattle
Return to Luke's hometown of Australia and use Australian grass to feed M9 and cattle. Grass-fed has a stronger flavor than grain-fed, and the M9 level is rarer. After frying, it has a strong aroma of beef, coupled with stir-fried vegetables and classic Bordeaux red wine sauce, giving the ingredients another level of flavor and rich oil giving satisfaction
dessert
Hainan mangoes serve as the visual center of desserts. The mangoes are cut into thin slices and woven into flowers. They are placed on the silky Shabayong. They are complemented by passionate fruit gel with strong acidity. It is sweet and sour, refreshing, yet rich and silky.
Price: 2088 yuan/person (7 courses), 788 yuan/person (7 wines)
Location: No. 23 Beach North Street
After dinner, go to Dongjingyuan Temple. As an ancient temple that combines Chinese and Western, deep in Tibetan Hutong, with a history of more than 600 years. It was once a Tibetan Buddhist temple built with the approval of Emperor Qianlong. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and is located near the Forbidden City. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Dongjingyuan Temple and TRB Hutong are located in the same courtyard. The vermilion buildings, white round arches, and wooden roof beams are unique to Beijing's red-walled ancient courtyard. It is quiet, elegant, quiet and simple, retaining the original bricks and tiles to the greatest extent, showing simplicity and Zen meaning, containing unique historical precipitation and beauty. When you step into Dongjingyuan, your charm is different from the noisy fireworks outside the temple. Everything here is extremely quiet, combining ancient and modern. There are art exhibitions, galleries, restaurants, teahouses, and super popular temple yoga. It is said that temple yoga needs to be booked half a month in advance. Partners who like sports must give it a try and experience yoga in the ancient temple. The artistic conception is remote.
Under the fusion and collision of ancient charm and modern art, Dongjingyuan has now become a niche art space, visiting ancient temples, tasting tea, and watching the sunset to spend a pleasant afternoon. Gathered Sky Art Space is the only skyspace art installation in China by American visual artist James Terrell. It has a one-inch patio to enjoy the intertwined sunset and light; tasting tea in the tea room HU gives you a subtle Zen feeling; I love the sunset of the East Jingyuan most. Sitting on the steps of the temple to empty out, experience the peace and tranquility of my heart, stroll through the ancient temple courtyard to feel the singing of birds and insects, and feel the traces of time. Walking here is like a dialogue with time. I can't help but sigh that everything in the world is beautiful.
Tickets: The ancient temple is free, tickets are required to see the exhibition
Address: No. 23, Songzhuyuan, Shatan North Street, Zhizhu Temple, Dongcheng Area Art Museum
Day 2
What is winter best for? That must be hot pot. Hot pot is a very infectious and inclusive food. It has the temperament of "embracing all rivers" and always remains full of warmth. Just one person, one stove, one pot and a pair of chopsticks can "domesticate" everything. The hot hot pot exudes white gas and has a boiling healing taste. The ingredients sprinkled down the plate absorb the essence of the base material, and the aroma is overflowing, delicious and satisfying. When my mouth becomes lonely, I want to eat hot pot. Recently, the epidemic has hit back, and safe, hygienic and delicious small hot pot is more suitable.
Come to the JW Kitchen of JW Marriott Hotel in Guangdong in the morning to experience the warm winter hot pot. Let all the beauty boil, which not only supplements your body's energy, but also soothes your taste buds. You can choose from a variety of hot pots, tomatoes and deer bone nourishing pots. Fresh ingredients such as seafood, beef, mutton, vegetables, and meatballs are all put into the pan and stirred.
At JW Kitchen, in addition to the warm winter hot pot special dishes, you can also find mouth-watering Chinese, Japanese and European delicacies. Fresh seafood, selection of Japanese iron plates, hot barbecue, healthy soup, delicious Chinese food, selection of desserts, seasonal fresh fruits, unlimited choice of choice, and enjoyable taste buds. While cooking hot pot, chatting over and over again to warm this winter. Cheesecake is definitely not to be missed. It is fragrant and full of happiness.
In the afternoon, go deep into Beijing Hutongs to explore authentic Japanese flavors. In the prosperous area of the center of Gyeonggi, the other gardens of emperors from all dynasties gather here. Hutongs, the capillaries of Beijing, are filled with stories of time. Beyond the clouds of history, today's gourmet secrets of hidden dragons and tigers in the hutongs have become another reason to explore. Wanye Japanese-style roast meat is the best among them. It has been praised by many food lovers in Beijing as "the best authentic Japanese roast meat restaurant hidden in the hutongs."
Wanye Houhai Store is located in a quiet alley. The simple Japanese door face blends into a peaceful atmosphere, as if you are in Kyoto; the interior is a traditional Japanese space, which is simple and elegant. The occasional wafting in the alley is an interesting collision of old Beijing elements and Japanese expression, which creates a long-lasting dining experience in the alley, which is hidden in the city's leisure and freedom, especially rare in the noisy times.
First-class beef fresh meat is cooked with charcoal fire in this method, bringing the ultimate barbecue experience with fragrant lips and teeth. Pure Japanese-style roast meat is fired using traditional charcoal fire. Only the ultimate ingredients can adapt to the rare private food. The beef used by Wan Ye is selected from the fresh meat of Kihe beef from SRF in the United States and the fresh meat of Kihe beef from Beefcorp in Australia. It is fed on natural pastures for 550 days and is degraded by acid for 78 hours. It has a delicate and beautiful marble pattern, making it a delicacy that makes people fall in love at first sight. It is delicious and juicy, and has fragrant lips and teeth.
This method of charcoal firing can give meat soul. Wanye uses long-term charcoal specially prepared for Japanese roast meat, which is known as the "treasure of charcoal". Hard black wood, blue black wood and bamboo are fired by traditional Japanese charcoal-burning technology to form the characteristics of hard and porous, stable combustion, and high calorific value. When the combustion temperature exceeds 800℃, the original flavor of the ingredients can be instantly sealed. The baked gravy is full of water and original, and has a unique and charming charcoal-roasted aroma.
Thick cut sirloin steak
Anyone who knows how to eat knows that the western cold part is the essence of beef. The meat is chewy and fragrant in the mouth. The store manager personally cuts and barbecues the meat on site. The meat cannot be roasted directly after being cut and weighed. The meat must be allowed to come into close contact with the air for 15 minutes, so that it can be awakened and fully stretched during this time. Only then can it be roasted on charcoal fire and beef thin roast with rice in the best condition. The inspiration comes from Sukiyaki, cut into thin slices and beef are grilled on charcoal fire for micro-roasting. The secret sauce is infused with a more succulent style, with fragrance and rich layers
Thick cut ox tongue
It is a star item of Japanese-style roast pork. Wanye uses the most advanced part of the beef tongue-the tongue core. Thick cuts can be both firm and tender, and the toughness and crispy merge. A beef tongue with a length of 50 cm is selected. Only 12-18 cm is the most fat and the best meat quality. One beef tongue can only produce one thick-cut beef tongue
Snowflake and beef fresh eye pork
Bake until slightly charred on one side and until golden brown on the other side. After entering the mouth, a full charred aroma fills the air, followed by a full gravy. The aroma, thick and fresh blend between the lips and teeth
Three tendons of the cow
The frost pattern is fine and beautiful, the light red texture is fascinating, the gravy is full, and the taste buds are instantly stunning
After dinner, you can walk to Houhai and Gong Mansion to experience the unique charm and charm of Beijing. The walking time is about 10 minutes
Address: No. 17, Xicheng Xifushouli
After experiencing the Beijing-style charm of Houhai and Gong's Mansion, you can arrange a unique afternoon tea. Warm winter is comfortable and enjoy the time quietly. The "Warm Winter Comfort" afternoon tea at Renaissance Beijing R & F Hotel is a good choice. It is delicious and warm. Sun, classic luxury and modern fashion, you can enjoy the comfortable afternoon tea time in the capital without distractions.
Earl grey tea caramel cheese
Frozen cheese is added to Earl Grey tea mixed with caramel biscuits. The cheese is delicate and the tea aroma is refreshing.
Italian Tiramisu
Mascaponi cheese is dipped in finger biscuits with freshly ground espresso and coffee wine. The collision of sweetness and bitterness is like an angel and a devil, creating a natural sense of happiness.
Tire chocolate
The rich chocolate in the shape of the wheel and the exquisite wheel decoration give the chocolate a new soul and become a continuation of dreams and passion.
Ferrero Macaron
When a whole Ferrero chocolate becomes a raspberry-flavored macaron sandwich, sweet and sour raspberries are matched with the crispness of chocolate hazelnut, the unique taste instantly fills you with happiness
Fresh and passionate fruit mousse
The passionate fruit mousse in the shape of the steering wheel and the Oreo biscuit base are a natural combination; it is slightly sour and delicious, rich in layers, refreshing the mind
Swiss cold cereals
Soaked oatmeal in fresh yogurt is healthy and nutritious, and it is irresistible
There are also classic English scones, rye buns with Fada cheese, Parma ham, mini tuna sandwiches and many other beautiful spots that should not be missed. Enjoy the moment and start a comfortable afternoon tea time
Time: 2021.11.28-2022.3.31
Price: 588 yuan/set (1 co-branded bear is included for limited time)
Location: Renaissance Beijing Hotel
Day 3
As an international metropolis, Beijing accommodates delicious food from all over the world and from all over the world. In Beijing, you can only imagine it and eat it. Living in Beijing Hutong, you can also taste the authentic Yunnan flavor more than 2000 kilometers away. Yunnan, the "South of Colorful Clouds", is the province with the largest number of ethnic minorities. Due to its magnificent natural scenery, diverse traditional ethnic costumes and diverse unique festival customs, it has a mysterious and romantic regional customs and a unique multicultural atmosphere. As a representative cultural symbol, Yunnan cuisine naturally has many fans.
Yunnan cuisine, also known as Yunnan cuisine, has a wide range of cuisines, inclusive tastes, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, and has all five flavors and everything. Crispy and tender, with sweet fragrance, sour and spicy slightly numbing, pay attention to the original flavor and original flavor of the ingredients, soft, glutinous and mellow, ripe but not rotten, tender but not raw. There is an authentic Dian flavor in Didu Hutong. It started in 1995 and is integrated into the old Beijing characteristic hutongs with a unique flavor. Overlooking the life in the alley from the exclusive terrace, talking to ancient trees, and interpreting the years.
The terrace scenery in autumn and winter is Peiping written by Mr. Lao She, and in spring and summer, this place turns into the beautiful scenery of Yunnan with flowers. The main reason why Multiflavor House is still crowded with people after 26 years of existence is naturally its commendable Yunnan taste. The owner is an authentic Yunnan native, so the dishes perfectly restore the most authentic Yunnan flavor.
Multi-flavor sour soup pot series
The town restaurant specializes in delicious food and must order when entering the store. Must-flavored sour soup beef, multi-flavored sour soup white meat, and multi-flavored sour soup Basha fish are all recommended choices. Needless to say, the main ingredients are sour and spicy, making people can't stop. I have to mention that the special kimchi in the sour soup will definitely amaze the audience. Don't miss it.
Citronella Roast Chicken
Classic and famous Dai dishes, crispy skin, tender meat, fresh and delicious. Citronella has effects such as anti-inflammatory, relaxing muscles, activating circulation, and relieving pain. The "Citronella Roast Chicken" cooked with the buds of Citronella grass as a spice has a golden red color, fresh and crisp, tender and refreshing
Cooking rice noodles in a small pot
When tasting Yunnan flavors, how can you avoid the presence of rice noodles? The special soup small pot rice noodles add sour pickles, fresh meat minced, and fresh leeks to the stock. The soup is delicious, rich and rich, and has a lingering fragrance on the lips. The meat is tender and tender, and the rice noodles are smooth. Each bowl of chopsticks touches the taste buds
Address: No. 1, Zhongjianzi Lane, Fuxue Hutong
After enjoying the delicious and authentic Yunnan cuisine, we will continue to explore the authentic Beijing flavor in the afternoon. The royal style is the first choice. Drinking the palace milk tea in a bowl will give you a sense of listening to it. In one second, we will take everyone to appreciate the style of old Beijing in the food. The royal chef, inherited from an aristocratic family, is the most authentic Manchu court cake shop in the capital-Fuhuazhai Taopu. The grandfather of Mr. Wang Xifu, the founder of Fuhuazhai Bobopu, was a royal chef in the Qing Dynasty, and his brothers and fathers were both famous chefs in famous villages during the Republic of China. Mr. Wang Xifu has learned traditional royal cuisine from his father and brother since childhood, and has extensive and profound "expert" memories and taste insights about traditional Chinese cuisine. Each cake in Fuhuazhai has been repeatedly practiced by Mr. Wang Xifu, restoring the flavor of the classic court and the essence of craftsmanship. The materials are well-selected and "pick the place at the right time". The fillings are hand-made, with complex craftsmanship, and the warmth conveyed between the hearts and hands of the craftsmen., appease the taste buds passed down by the blood.
At the Fuhuazhai Bobo Shop on Huguo Temple Snack Street in Beijing, you can taste the long-lost Manchu cakes, step into the threshold, and you will become a princess in a second. Pushing open the red lacquer door, the classical carved grid windows reflect very charming light and shadow, and a bronzing plaque hangs from the eaves exudes the luxurious air of the royal family. Enjoy the cakes on the half-dragon couch, drink the palace milk tea with a lid bowl, and travel through time in minutes. The Manchu people call pasta cakes, and the cakes are handmade in limited quantities every day. The royal court cakes mainly owned by Fuhuazhai Bao Shop are all royal ancestral secret recipes. They are very particular about the materials and techniques, exquisite in shape and taste.
The decoration, decoration and utensils in the store are very particular. The golden curtain curtains are classical and elegant, and the dragon couch, eight immortals tables, and tutor chairs have an ancient style. The antique clocks and bottles in Zhongtang symbolize "lifelong peace". The porcelain with the theme of "Rich and White Head" is the daughter's dowry porcelain, the delicate and vivid Pulsatilla, and the rich and powerful peony. It has a beautiful meaning and a beautiful blessing of "rich and auspicious, and a long life". Fugui Baotou tells the story of Guo Ziyi, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. Guo Ziyi was a rare general in history who was both civil and military, who made great achievements and died a good death. He was named King of Fenyang, and his descendants enjoyed glory and wealth. Later generations will describe his happy and happy story as "Fenyang Blessing".
Sunni Efen White Cake
Exclusive secret recipe, my favorite." "Sunni 'efen" means milk in Manchu. It is a lost milk-flavored Manchurian cake, which has been mentioned many times in the imperial cuisine of the Qing Dynasty. Fuhuazhai Sunni Efen White Cake, the cake color is moist and white, sweet and sour. Chew carefully to fully release the milk aroma and flour aroma in the mouth. It is soft and delicious, and the milk aroma is elegant.
Palace Rose Cake
"Drinking the dew of magnolia in the morning, and eating autumn chrysanthemums in the evening." Qu Yuan described the beauty of eating flowers and drinking dew in "Li Sao". Fuhuazhai Palace Rose Cake has a history of more than 300 years. It is made of rose sauce made from royal nine-fold edible roses and wrapped in meringue. The rose filling is fragrant and rich, and the rose cake is delicate and soft, with the fragrance of flowers overflowing. It can taste the flavor of the flowers and have the effect of beautifying and beautifying people.
Melon oil muffins
The exclusive secret recipe, the 76th chapter of "Dream of the Red Chamber" has the following description: Watching the moon and listening to the flute during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Lady Jia gave "mooncakes made in the inner government with melon kernels and pine pulp" to the person who made the flute. Everyone from military affairs ministers to Prince Baylor can get this kind of grace mooncake that demonstrates the emperor's kindness. The melon kernel oil muffins are made with pine nuts, melon seeds, walnut kernels and other ingredients, and add green plum and other accessories to make the filling. They strictly inherit the exquisite court craftsmanship of the melon kernel oil muffins. The taste is soft and delicate, and the nut aroma is rich, which is refreshing. Dream back to the red building
Palace Ox Tongue Cake
Named for its shape like an ox tongue, it is a common salty and fragrant meringue cake in Beijing. Fuhuazhai Palace Ox Tongue Cake adheres to the palace recipe, and has exquisite and exquisite "Seven Treasures Stuffing. The method of tasting is quite unique. "Demonstrate perfection, touch the wonderful dance of the tip of the tongue that complements the salty, fragrant, sweet, hemp and soft court beef tongue cake skin. The aftertaste is long and the lips and teeth are fragrant.
Dried vegetable mooncakes
The exclusive secret recipe belongs to one of the types of pulpy mooncakes. Fuhuazhai Dried Vegetable Moon Cake combines North and South Dried Vegetable Moon Cake, with dried plum vegetables as filling to give a full flavor, highlighting the salty, mellow and solid taste. Dried plum vegetables have the effect of eliminating accumulated food and cleaning internal organs.
Rose chestnut crisp
Exclusive secret recipe, Rose Chestnut Cream is a classic of the Rose Meringue Series refreshments. The filling is wrapped in the homemade Miaofengshan rose sauce with delicate and sweet chestnut paste. The outer layer is made of white meringue as thin as a feather. It combines the sweet flour aroma of chestnut and the fragrance of rose. The taste is delicate and soft, sweet and sweet, and the chestnut supplements the waist and kidney.
Palace milk tea
It is made secret by the court and boiled by ancient methods. It is real and real. It is full of milk fragrance. It has a strong aroma of tea. It is sweet and salty. Drinking in winter warms the heart and stomach.
hawthorn cheese
Select the seasonal large hawthorn and make it by hand. It combines the crispy smoothness of cheese and the sweet and sour taste of hawthorn to appease the appetite and strengthen the spleen, moisten the lungs and produce fluid.
almond tofu
Select the whole sweet almond to grind it, add milk to make it carefully. It is crystal clear and white, warm as jade, and exudes a strong aroma of almond. The taste is sweet and smooth, and it melts in the mouth
First Floor, Huguo Xintiandi, No. 85 Huguo Temple Street
There were previously as many as 120 and 20 kinds of snacks in Taobopu, thick and thin. People from Peking traveled far away to bring gifts to relatives and friends. The eight pieces of snacks in Beijing were always an indispensable authentic specialty. The beautiful three-day and two-night "Taste Beijing City" food journey is coming to an end. Keiko, who is accompanying the gift, will help you think about it. Choose a box of delicious palace cakes to bring to your family, relatives and friends. It is definitely the most decent, and a great gift with the most Beijing-style flavor! I look forward to embarking on the next wonderful journey with you who love food and travel.
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