Beijing Roast Duck is a famous dish in Beijing Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant. It is famous at home and abroad for its bright color, tender meat, mellow taste and fat but not greasy.

According to legend, the beauty of roast duck comes from the precious Beijing roast duck, which is the best meat duck in the world today. It is said that the breeding of this special pure white Peking duck began about 1000 years ago.

Yes, it was the emperors of Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties who hunted, and occasionally obtained this pure white wild duck variety and raised it for hunting until they obtained this excellent pure duck variety and cultivated it into today's precious meat duck variety. That is, a kind of white meat fattened by feeding method.

Duck, hence the name "stuffed duck". Not only that, Beijing duck spread to Europe and America a hundred years ago, and it became a blockbuster after breeding. Therefore, Beijing duck, as a high-quality breed, has long been the source of rare duck breeds in the world.

About the formation of roast duck, as early as 400 years ago in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the word "roast duck" appeared in the "Food Collection", and in the Southern Song Dynasty, the word "roast duck" was Lin' an (Hangzhou

) Famous products are in "Gourmet in the Market". At that time, roast duck has not only become a folk delicacy, but also a delicacy in the home of literati. However, according to the records of Yuan history, after Yuan broke Lin 'an, General Yuan had moved his skills in Lin 'an.

When I arrived in Dadu (Beijing), the roast duck technology spread to Beijing in this way, and the roast duck became one of the treasures of the Imperial Palace in Yuan Dynasty. Then, with the change of dynasties, roast duck became the delicacy of the Ming and Qing courts. In the Ming Dynasty, the roast duck was still in the palace.

Necessary food for Lantern Festival; It is said that Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi in Qing Dynasty loved roast duck very much. From then on, it was officially named "Beijing Roast Duck". Later, with the development of society, Beijing roast duck gradually spread from the palace to the people.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the reputation of Beijing Roast Duck is increasing day by day, and it is even more famous in the world. It is said that Premier Zhou appreciated and paid attention to this famous dish before his death. I visited Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant in Beijing for 29 times to entertain foreign guests and taste roast duck. In order to meet the needs of social development, the barbecue operation of Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant has been modernized and the flavor is more delicious.

There are two ways to roast Beijing roast duck: oven (hanging oven) and stewing oven. Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant is characterized by the hanging oven roasting method, which is a special hanging oven for roast suckling pigs in the Imperial Restaurant of Qing Dynasty.

Methods Transplantation. The roast duck is golden and shiny on the surface, crisp outside and tender inside, and it tastes particularly delicious. The way to eat roast duck is to cut it into thin slices with a sharp knife, wrap it in sweet noodle sauce with baked lotus leaf cake, and then roll it with chives, garlic paste and roast duck slices. It is very delicious.

Second, Beijing preserved fruit

Beijing preserved fruit is made of fresh fruit and traditional secret recipe of the court. The taste is sweet and sour, refreshing and smooth, sweet but not greasy, and fruity. Preserved apricots, preserved pears and preserved begonia have thousands of varieties and hundreds of specifications, all of which are green foods recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture.

history

The production of preserved fruits and preserves in Beijing comes from the Forbidden City. In order to ensure that the emperor can eat fresh fruits all year round, chefs will classify the fruits produced in each season and soak them in honey so that the emperor can eat them at any time. Later, this production method spread from the palace, and workshops specializing in preserved fruit appeared in Beijing.

Technology:

Pay attention to picking, the fruit should be mature enough to be separated from the pulp, and immediately pick it and send it to the factory for processing. Fresh apricots are pitted and divided into two petals, and boiled with white sugar solution, or the sugar soaking solution is pumped out of the fruit with a vacuum compressor.

Features:

Fine selection of materials and fine processing, so the product has good color, positive taste, soft and refreshing. Color from light yellow to orange, oval, unbreakable, non-rotten, non-sugar-resistant, non-sticky, soft to eat, sweet and sour.

Nutrition: The highest sugar content of preserved fruit can reach more than 35%, and the content of invert sugar can account for about 10% of the total sugar content. From a nutritional point of view, it is easy to be absorbed and utilized by people. In addition, it also contains fruit acid, minerals and vitamin C, which shows that preserved fruit is a kind of food with high nutritional value.

There are many kinds of candied fruit and candied fruit in Beijing. According to the custom in Beijing, preserved fruit with low water content and no juice is called candied fruit. For example: preserved apple, preserved pear, preserved apricot, preserved peach, preserved sand fruit, preserved fragrant fruit, preserved begonia, preserved jujube (also known as golden candied dates), preserved green plum, preserved red fruit and so on. Because the above-mentioned preserved fruit is made by processing raw materials, boiling in sugar and then drying, its color is brown, golden yellow or amber, bright and transparent, its surface is dry and slightly sticky, and its water content is below 20%. This fruit product is also called "northern candied fruit" or "northern honey", which means northern candied fruit. Candied fruit with a layer of powdered sugar coating on the surface of wax gourd strips, water chestnut in syrup, sugar lotus root slices and sugar ginger slices is also called "south candied fruit" or "south honey", which refers to candied fruit in southern countries such as Fujian, Guangdong and Shanghai. Its texture is crisp and its sugar content is high. Preserved fruit is a kind of fruit product cooked with honey or sugar without drying. Its surface is moist and soft, and its water content is above 30%. Generally soaked in sugar juice, such as preserved begonia and preserved hawthorn. But in recent years, this kind of product is only produced by some self-produced and self-sold shops in the front shop and back factory, because it is not convenient to store and transport.

Third, sugar-coated haws

Sugar-coated haws, sweet and sour, are suitable for all ages. It is not only delicious, but also beautiful. The fruits of Hongshan species are arranged on bamboo sticks according to their size, and are wrapped in crystal clear syrup. Sellers often put candied haws on special sticks, like a small tree full of fruits, which is really attractive.

In the early years, at the temple fair of the Spring Festival in Beijing, in the factory, I often saw a long string of Sugar-Coated Berry with a Caiqi Yang on it and a string of bamboo sticks bent by red fruits, which trembled in my hand, adding to the lively atmosphere of the festival. When it comes to the origin of sugar-coated haws, we should also talk about Song Guangzong, the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Song Guangzong, Zhao Tingren (A.D.1147-1200), is the third son of Zhao Shen, Song Xiaozong. 1 1 year, Xiaozong made him the crown prince and served as the prefect of Lin 'an.

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1 187, 10 was succeeded by Xiao Zong Neichan. The following year, the title was changed to Shao Xi. I used a lot of expensive medicine, but it didn't work. When the emperor saw his beloved princess, he was sad all day. In the end, I have no choice but to

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Doctor. A quack revealed the list and entered the palace. After feeling her pulse, Huang Guifei said, "As long as you use rock sugar and red fruits (that is, Shan Ye plants) and eat five to ten tablets before each meal, you will be fine within half a month." At first, people will still be skeptical, but fortunately, here.

This way of eating is also to the taste of the imperial concubine. After taking it in this way, the imperial concubine recovered as scheduled. The emperor was naturally overjoyed and began to frown.

Later, this practice spread to the people, and the people strung it together and sold it, which became a sugar-coated gourd. Facts have proved that Shan Zhi has many medicinal effects. It can help digestion, dispel blood stasis, expel tapeworms, stop dysentery, and especially help digestion. It has been an important medicine for digestion since ancient times, especially for digestion. Perhaps the delicacies Huang Guifei had eaten made her sick, and the small hawthorn relieved her pain. Li Shizhen, an outstanding medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, once said, "If you cook old chicken hard meat and plant a few pieces in the mountains, it will rot easily, and if it accumulates, it will be eliminated, and the cover can be pushed."

Modern research has proved that Shan Zhi also has the function of lowering blood lipid and serum cholesterol. Therefore, it is more popular with people, and the mountain vegetables are also refurbished and varied. But sugar-coated haws, sweet and sour and crisp, are still people's favorite food today.

Four, Mentougou Jingxi Mibai

Tang's Herbal Diet describes white honey like this. Tao Hongjing in Jin Dynasty also mentioned that white honey, as an important raw material of traditional Chinese medicine, can treat a variety of diseases. As the old saying goes, "domestic white honey is the best, followed by wood honey and cliff honey."

Since ancient times, Mentougou District, located in the west of Beijing, has a beautiful natural landscape and many species. The nectar and pollen plants in this area are rich in growth and variety, and the quality of bees is excellent. Bee breeding has a long history, with a history of more than 300 years. The people are known as the "Secret Library of West Beijing".

Five, Tongzhou sufu

Tongzhou fermented bean curd is delicate in texture, fragrant in smell and unique in flavor. Since the 1920s, it has become a household name in Gyeonggi Province and sold well in eight counties in JD.COM. Most business travelers who go to Tongzhou by canal and waterway buy some "Tongzhou fermented bean curd" and take it to all directions. After a long time, "Tongzhou Sufu" became famous. In fact, "Tongzhou sufu" is not only the first one planted in the north by the south, but also a fine product grafted with north-south flavor.

Six, four methyl water red head Toona sinensis

Sijiashuitou Toona sinensis is a specialty of Sijiashui Village, Yanchi Town, Mentougou District, Beijing. Toona sinensis is a specialty of standardized production base of Toona sinensis in Sijiashui village, a local famous variety and a treasure in the mountains. Toona sinensis is a national geographical indication protection product for agricultural products.

Toona sinensis is called "the vegetable on the tree" and is the tender bud of Toona sinensis. Every spring around Grain Rain, Toona sinensis buds can be made into various dishes. It is not only nutritious, but also has high medicinal value. Toona sinensis leaves are thick and tender with red edges, just like agate and jade. Rich in flavor and nutrition, far higher than other vegetables.

Toona sinensis with red head in Sijiashui is favored by the world. Toona sinensis became a court tribute in Ming and Qing Dynasties. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, the local Toona sinensis trees had multiplied nearly 1,000 mu, with an annual output of tens of thousands of kilograms. In 2009, 1300 mu organic food Toona sinensis production demonstration base was built. The voice spread far and wide, calling on the whole city to restore the name of "Gong in the Palace" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Sijiashui Village is located in the deep mountain area northeast of Yanchi Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, with an altitude of 4 10 meter and a village area of 3.36 square kilometers. In management, the local Toona sinensis adopts pollution-free management mode, and all of them use high-efficiency organic fertilizer. Irrigation water is natural mountain spring water, and no pesticides are used in the production and operation process. It is truly green organic food and safe food.

20 14 The "Four Toona sinensis" declared by the Toona sinensis Association in Sijiashui Village, Yanchi Town, Mentougou District, Beijing passed the examination by the Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and organized expert review, and implemented the registration and protection of national agricultural products geographical indications.

Geographical protection scope of Toona sinensis with four water heads: there are four natural villages under the jurisdiction of Yanchi Town, Mentougou District: Songshu Village, Gao Tai Village, Baiyu Village and Sijiashui Village. Geographical coordinates are11552' 30 "east longitude ~1557' 43" north latitude 40 04' 00 "~ 40 08'14".