About Beijing Food

This Week’s Film: Green Tea

Cuisine: Chinese

Beijing cuisine is synonymous with Mandarin cuisine, and the term ?mandarin? refers not to a province, but to the capital itself, formerly known as Peking, where the mandarin officials of the Chinese Empire once resided.

The metropolis of Beijing, a name that means ?Northern Capital?, is located in the northeast region, near the Great Wall of China, and is the site of the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Ming Tombs. The surrounding area is rich with an array of agricultural products, and the Mandarin cuisine prepared with them may be quite elaborate.

The most popular dishes include Mu-Shu Pork, Peking Duck, and Mongolian-influenced items such as pot stickers, garlic-scallion beef, and cook-it-yourself hot pots.

The recipe will be posted at the end of the week along with my Green Tea film review.