Qinghe Garden-"Brain" Breakfast
Address: No.78 Liubeikou Xishan Hotel 1 Building, fu tung street.
What is a "brain"?
"Mind" is an out-and-out Taiyuan snack, also known as "Bazhen Tang", which was invented by Fu Shan, a famous scholar and medical scientist in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. It is a soup-like food made of Astragalus membranaceus, Huimian Noodles, lotus seeds, mutton, long yam, yellow wine, distiller's grains and sheep's tail oil as the main raw materials, and pickled leeks as the guide. Has the effects of invigorating qi, regulating yuan, invigorating deficiency, promoting blood circulation, invigorating stomach, dispelling cold, relieving asthma and strengthening body. It has a history of more than 300 years. Every year during the Lunar New Year's visit to beginning of spring, most major hotels and traditional breakfast shops in Taiyuan have "brains" listed.
Legends about the mind
After Ming Taizu's death, Fu Shan, a famous doctor, lived in seclusion in his hometown, took care of his mother and made his own "Bazhen Decoction" to make him recover. Later, he taught this to a restaurant and listed it as "Qinghe Garden". "Bazhen Decoction" was renamed as "Brain". Whenever Fu Shan treats patients who are weak and in need, he tells them to "eat the thoughts of Qing and Yuan". It means eating the brains of the rulers of Qing Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty.
The picture below shows the brain, which must be served with a dish of leeks. There is a large area of lotus root, mutton, yam, and a touch of wine. People who just started drinking are definitely not used to it, and they will find the medicine very strong and unacceptable, but after drinking it for a few days, you will put it down. Especially in winter, a bowl of warm soup will warm your body immediately. Those who love to drink will also want a pot of yellow wine, which is sweet and delicious. Eating for a long time can strengthen the body. Many local elderly people in Taiyuan will buy monthly tickets and insist on drinking for a long time.
A bowl of brains and a cage of steamed vegetables will be full of vitality all morning. I remember when I was a child, my father took me to eat brains. I hate it every time I go there. I ate a few jiaozi at most. The mind will always be replaced by something else. When I grow up, I find that the taste needs years to precipitate.
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Address 1: Liuxiang 134 (southeast corner of intersection of Liuxiang and Chonglou Street
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Address: Baidu Mingzhu West 1: 100m diagonally opposite Causeway Bay.
You can choose your favorite ingredients and finally weigh the money.
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