Food in Beijing (Recaps from 2019)

 清真黑窑厂街糖油饼

A bit of experiencing how local residents have their breakfast in the morning.

It took abit of convincing from Mr H. 

The 油饼 biscuit is well fried and very crispy.

But the toufu nao taste odd. The toufu is nice but the sauce is like burnt with slight bitterness.

The place is a bit unsanitary if you consider fellow customers spitting on the floor as a sight to behold.

Taste wise is not bad. But i lost my appetite after the spitting incident. >_<.

小大董  Dadong

When in Beijing, the number one thing you must try is the Peking Duck.

There are a couple of famous chain restaurants. 

One is Da dong 小大董 

The other is Four Seasons （my direct translation)四季民福

The condiments to pair with the peking duck is so much more. 

If you are wondering what are this cherries. 

Liver with shan za - very exquisite and It is actually molded to look like a cherry. But i didn't really like its taste though.

This is somewhat like a tasting platter. 

The deep fried beef/meat balls is stuffed with cheese. Quite interesting and nice as well. 

The skin of the goose is like very thicker than usual. Mabbe is the method of grilling that cause the skin to expand and turn crisp.

A plate full different sauce came with the set of goose we ordered.

Duck soup is very much like our peppery bak kut teh.

喜鼎海胆水饺 Xi Ding Dumplings

This place is highly raved by a friend on instagram.

But the dish that really blows me away was this garlic marinated prawn. The garlic pairs brilliantly with the briny prawns. On the menu, they described its salted red prawn.  

These prawns are marinated raw in special sauce and kept chilled. Super delicious. 

Second dish i love is the roasted pigeon which is roasted to perfection. The skin is crispy yet crunchy. The meat juicy tender and yet not overly greasy.

sea urchin wanton but it doesn't live up to its hype. Though it yummy. The other wanton that we order is the prawn wanton which i will rank higher than the sea urchin wanton.

The porridge is good for those with a weak stomach. Simple and bland.

Special thanks to the waitress for accomodating. They are really a little shy and took abit of convincing.

小吊梨汤

Soup here is served in a kettle. It is  apple and pear brewed. Not bad.

 The chinese dishes here are quite decent. 

Zha jiang mian taste like doujiang. 

四季民福 

Queue for this place is horrendous. 3 hrs wait at least. that is like dinner at 10 pm. We came earlier at 4 and still had to wait about 45 mins. 

The duck is less greasy than the other one we tried. The skin is crispy and nice but somehow i still prefer singapore peking duck from imperial. 

Interesting dish ordered will be the vegetable which while is a cold dish is refreshing with a tinge of sour and the deep fried potato gives it sufficient crunch. 

Duck pastry is pretty but the crust and filling inside is so-so.

The cold toufu with honey is interesting. 

Overall, i think i enjoyed the food in Beijing more as its more catered to my taste.