Chinese Styles of Cooking and Beijing Roast Duck

Chinese Styles of Cooking and Beijing Roast Duck

 

China is vast in territory and famous for its culture of food and drink.Influenced by factors such as geographical environment,climate,products,culture,tradition and folk customs,food in each region has formed its own style,whichis called the style of cooking,Among these styles,Yue of Guangdong,Chuan of Sichuan,Lu of Shandong,Huaiyang of Jiangsu,Zhe of Zhejiang,Min of Fujian,Xiang of Hunan and Hui of Anhui are reputed as the Eight Styles of Cooking.Each of them has its own distinguishing qualities:some is spicy and delicious,some is sweet and sour,while some is light and refreshing.

 

As the capital of China,though Beijing doesnt have its own style of cooking,it has captured the essence of the Chinese cuisine.For Beijing,the cooked food that enjoys the national fame and has the richest local flavor is Beijing Roast Duck(北京烤鸭,Běi jīng Kǎoyā).

 

Ducks used in this cuisine are not ordianary ones,but a kind of force-fed ducks which have a short growing period.Such ducks are fleshy and the meat is tender.They must be roasted with the wood of fruit trees,such as that of pears and apples,to let the tang of these trees slowly permeates the ducks.When the skin is roasted brown,the meat(with skin) can be cut into thin slices and be eaten.

 

The roast duck,rolled in a special thin round cake,can be eaten together with sweet bean sauce and tender onions.The crisp skin and tender meat add a special taste to it.The most famous roast duck restaurant in  Beijing is the 100-year old Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant(全聚德烤鸭店,Quánjùdé Kǎoyā Diàn).

 

 

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hé ān huī de huī cài bèi rèn wéi shì bá dà cài xì

                 

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qīnɡ dàn shuánɡ kǒu

             

 

 

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