What are the special products of Beijing that you must buy when you go to Beijing in 2018
When it comes to traveling, in addition to enjoying the scenery and feeling the local customs, of course, it's also necessary to bring some local specialties back to share with relatives and friends. What are the specialties in Beijing? The editor has sorted out Beijing's specialties, such as Niulanshan Erguotou, Jingxi rice, Fangshan Mopan persimmon and anding mulberry. Let's have a look!
1. Beijing roast duck
Roast duck is a famous Beijing dish with world reputation. It originated in the northern and Southern Dynasties of China. It has been recorded in shizhenlu that roasted duck was the palace food at that time. It is made of high-quality Meat Duck Peking duck. It is roasted with fruit wood charcoal fire. Its color is ruddy. The meat is fat but not greasy, crisp outside and tender inside. Beijing roast duck is divided into two schools, and the most famous duck restaurant in Beijing is the representative of the two schools. It is famous for its red color, tender meat, mellow taste, fat but not greasy characteristics
2. Beijing preserved fruit
Beijing preserved fruit adopts the traditional secret recipe of the imperial court. It is processed and refined from fresh fruit. It has a moderate sweet and sour taste. It is refreshing and smooth, sweet but not greasy. It has rich fruit flavor. There are thousands of varieties and hundreds of specifications of preserved apricot, pear and begonia, which are recognized as green food by the Ministry of agriculture. There are many kinds of preserved fruits in Beijing. According to the custom in Beijing, the one with low moisture content and no juice is called preserved fruit. This kind of fruit product, also known as' North preserved fruit 'or' North honey ', is the northern form of preserved fruit meaning
3. Jingxi rice
Jingxi rice, namely 'Jingxi Gongmi', is mainly produced in ximafang and dongmafang, Shangzhuang Town, Haidian District, western Beijing. Jingxi rice is a kind of rice with a history of thousands of years, which is derived from ecological cultivation and production. It is a subspecies of Japonica Rice with round grains and bright crystal. Steamed rice is sweet, tender, soft and delicious. It is especially suitable for porridge. The soup is smooth and fragrant, but the rice grains are not broken. The production area is located near Yuquan mountain. The soil is fertile and the soil organic matter content is high. Irrigation with spring water, the water temperature is stable, and the difference between water temperature and temperature is small. It is suitable for the normal growth and development of rice, with high seed setting rate, low chalkiness rate and good rice quality
4. Erguotou, Niulanshan
The wine making history of Erguotou in Niulanshan can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty. According to the records of Shunyi County, there are more than 100 wine makers (employed by 11 cooking pots in zhinei county). The wine is extremely sweet and is a specialty of Pingbei. It is sold in neighboring counties or Pingshi and is well-known, especially Niulanshan liquor. "Shaojiu" mentioned here is Niulanshan Erguotou liquor. Niulanshan Erguotou is the ancestor of Erguotou. Erguotou, as the representative of Jingjiu, has a history of more than 800 years. When distillers in the capital steamed wine, they went to the first pot of wine, abandoned the third pot of wine tail, and took the middle part by cutting off the end. They only took the expensive wine from the second pot. Erguotou in Niulanshan, passed down in one continuous stream, was awarded the National Certificate of origin of Erguotou on September 4, 2002.
5. Fangshan Mopan Persimmon
Fangshan Mopan persimmon has the characteristics of early germination, late harvest, long growth period, high sugar content, high hardness, strong storage and transportation, which shows the unique excellent quality of this area. The average single fruit weight is 250 g, and the maximum single fruit weight is about 600 g. it has bright color, regular fruit shape, smooth fruit surface and few defects, which meets the standard of high quality appearance grade. Mopan Persimmon in Fangshan District is mostly grown in the catchment area with leeward to the sun, with an average annual rainfall of 655 mm. The soil is a deep brown soil layer rich in calcareous ash, with strong water holding capacity, which is extremely suitable for Mopan persimmon growth. Fangshan Mopan persimmon has bright color, orange color and sweet fruit taste. It has been praised by people since ancient times, and has a good reputation of 'color surpassing Jinyi, sweet than Yuye'.