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Imperial Court Food
Imperial Court Food is a style of Chinese food that has
its origins in the Imperial Palace. It is based on the
foods that were served to the Emperor and his court. Now,
it has become a major school of Chinese cooking and there
are several places where you can sample this unique flavor.
Fang Shan in Beihai Park and Ting Li Guan in the Summer
Palace are the best ones. 150 years ago you would never
have been able to eat this stuff, so give it a shot. It
is a little expensive, however.
Imperial Official Food and Medicinal Food
This first type of food is particular to Beijing. In the
past, Beijing officials were all very picky about what
type of food they ate. The most famous type of Official
food is Tan Family Food, which can be had in the Beijing
Hotel. This is the preferred food of the Qing Dynasty
official Tan Zongling, and was later introduced into restaurants.
Another type of food is that which is described in the
classic novel Dream of Red Mansions. The author, Cao Xueqin,
described a number of dishes in the book and now there
are several restaurants which serve this style of dish.
The most famous place is the Beijing Grand View Garden
Hotel. This hotel is right next to the Beijing's Grand
View Garden which is modeled after the garden described
in the Dream of Red Mansions. Other restaurants featuring
this novel type of food are the Jinglun Hotel and Laijinyuxuan
Restaurant in Zhongshan Park.
There are hundreds of dishes that are medicated with such
choice tonic materials as ginseng, deer |
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musk,
bear's paw, Chinese wolf berry and soft-shelled turtle,
the cream of the chop of Chinese medicine. The "Yang
Sheng Zhai" Restaurant of Xiyuan Hotel has the best
reputation among such food. Although it has been changed
to Sichuan Restaurant, it still offers medicinal foods.
Restaurant of Imperial Court Food.
Restaurant of Imperial Court Food
Fangshan Restaurant
inside Beihai Park, 1 Wenjin Street
Hours: 11:00-13:30 17:00-19:30
Tel: 86-10-6401 1879
Fangshan Restaurant
37 Dongjiaominxiang, Dongcheng District
Hours: 10:30-13:30 16:00-20:00
Tel: 86-10-6523 3106
Yushan Restaurant
87 Tiantanlu
Hours: 10:30-13:30 16:30-20:00
Tel: 86-10-6701 4263
Tingliguan Restaurant
inside Summer Palace
Hours: 11:00-14:00 17:00-19:00
Tel: 86-10-6288 1955
For dinner, reserve a day beforehand.
Li Family Restaurant
11 Yangfang Hutong, Denei Dajie
Tel: 86-10-6618 0107
Reservation: three or four days in advance
Dongdan Fangshan Restaurant
106 Chongwenmennei Dajie, Chongwen District
Hours: 11:00-13:00 17:00-20:00
Tel: 86-10-6523 1240 |
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Of China's 5000-year civilization,
Chinese cuisine can be regarded as one of the richest heritages
handed down from the ancestors |
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The real fine food should be a perfect
combination of food, culture, etiquette, science, nutrition,
health, art and aesthetics |
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The imperial food tastes tender
and nutritive |
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