I’ve had my fair share of Chinese food, but every time I visit parts of China, I am always amazed just how much variation there is. One thing I like to do whenever I ask the concierge for suggestions is to ask them where they would personally go to eat, not where they typically send the “foreigners”. I’ve gotten some great suggestions throughout the years, really getting a chance to sample what locals eat. In this case, I wanted to try some traditional Beijing cookings.
This was a traditional dish with intestines, liver, and lung. The flavor was intense with lots of spices.
Traditional noodle with (zha-jiang) sauce – only 9 yuan, or little over US$1.
This was actually eggplant – all mashed up. A cold appetizers.
This was stewed pork – the pork was so tender and juicy. Surprisingly, the garlic was surprisingly edible – didn’t have the typical sting of fresh garlic.
This was funny – the written title on this guy’s towel roughly translates to “waiter” in very traditional Chinese, a word found only in those shows depicting old days of China (think Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon)…
Finally, I do have my limits when it comes to trying new things – look what I found on the street…
by jay
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