Beijing Cuisine

As the capital of China, Beijing has a long and deep history of establishing a decent cuisine for the whole culture. Beijing cuisine, also know as Jing cuisine, is influenced by multiple cuisines from all over China. The origin of Jing cuisine was the “Emperor’s Kitchen,” the cooking kitchen inside the Forbidden City and served emperor and his family. So, influenced by “Emperor’s Kitchen”, Jing cuisine stands for the most influential and honorable cuisine in China. Beijing cuisine serves a very broad dishes, including pastry, snacks, and roast meat. One of the most typical dishes of Beijing cuisine is Peking Duck, or Beijing Roast Duck.

Peking duck was invented during Ming dynasty by Han people. Fruit tree woods are used to roast the duck, in order to get the best taste. The perfect Peking duck has the red roasted skin, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The most traditional method of eating Peking duck would be eating it with Tian mian sauce, Chinese pancake, cucumber strip and spring onion strip. To make a proper roll, using the Chinese pancake, dip the tian mian sauce in the middle from side to side, then put the sliced duck meat, strips on the top of tian mian sauce as a line, then roll them altogether. Finally eat them like a burrito. Peking duck has became most typical Chinese food and attract people all over the world to enjoy it.

Another famous dish of Beijing cuisine must be Zhajiangmian, soy bean noodles with thick gravy. Zhajiangmian is one of the cheapest dishes inside Beijing cuisine. Almost every small restaurant in Bejing are serving it. Also, carrot, cucumber and green onion slices are common toppings of the Zhajiangmian. With varieties of dishes and taste, Beijing cuisine provided people with a broad food culture and attracts more and more people travel to China for these delicious food.