It is the concept of food and beverage, that is, eating and drinking.
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The origin and development of China's food and beverage industry
China's ancient sparsely populated land, since the Qin and Han dynasties, in order to facilitate the long journey of officials and adults to transmit documents, there is a "stagecoach station" set up to provide officials to recover from the fatigue of the journey, and to provide lodging and meals, so that they can continue the next day to another section of a long period of transmission, in fact, this is the prototype of China's food and beverage industry. In fact, in the Qin Dynasty after the establishment of monetary policy, civil society began to have a large-scale trading phenomenon, the bazaar should be produced, the nature of the people to food for the nature of the day naturally revealed in the trading phenomenon in the nature of the trade in order to make ends meet, the nature of the transaction is inevitable in bartering or money bartering, the so-called "things", naturally refers to a number of daily necessities and food, since the food can be obtained from the transaction, the meal trafficking in the where! In specific words, the catering industry should be traced back to the beginning of the human trading phenomenon, counting four thousand years of history.
Suzhou catering overview:
China has "Suzhou, Lu, Guangdong, Sichuan" four major cuisines, tastes are different, known as the "East Sour, West Spicy, South Sweet, North Salty", Su cuisine belongs to the "South Sweet The Su cuisine belongs to the "southern sweet" flavor.
Su cuisine is characterized by rigorous selection of materials, fine workmanship, according to the material ShiYi, the four seasons, good at stewing, stewing, steaming, burning, stir-frying, and attach importance to adjusting the soup, to maintain the original flavor. Taste light tends to sweet, color harmony.
Famous Suzhou-style signature dishes include: squirrel and guinea fowl, shark's fin in clear soup, eel paste with ringing oil, watermelon chicken, whole chicken with mother's oil, Brunswick soup in Taihu Lake, emerald prawns, lotus flower stew, and so on.
Suzhou snacks are also famous all over the world, such as dried tofu with honey sauce, pine nuts candy, rose melon seeds, shrimp soy sauce, date paste hemp cake, lard rice cake, etc., are all popular food, and should not be missed.
"Yue Lou" and "Song He Lou" are the oldest Soviet-style restaurants; "Old Suzhou Tea and Wine House" is famous for its traditional Soviet cuisine; "Zhu Hongxing Noodle House and Green Yang Hundun are inexpensive and suitable for public consumption.
The main food streets in Suzhou are: Eunuch's Lane, Shiquan Street, Bachelor's Street, Jiayuofang, Phoenix Street, Ganzhong Road, and Shilu Jinmen Market Food Street.
In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Suzhou's catering industry was even more prosperous, and only "Tongqiao Yizhao Records" recorded that there were more than a hundred kinds of famous dishes in the restaurants and pubs around Huqiu. Catering industry with the development of business and prosperity, official banquets and restaurants, post offices, shrinking, commercial restaurants and teahouses, hotels and inns continue to expand. Especially restaurants, restaurants and restaurants, such as small stores by the rice store, to the elegant and exquisite garden-style building development, "ice plate, teeth and chopsticks, wine, tea and delicacies, everything is not clean". Shantang River, Stone Lake and other places on the boat boat dishes, boat point perfect, famous. Suzhou famous chefs, and gradually formed to stew, stew, simmer, warm, color, aroma, taste, shape, perfect unity of the Su dishes. Outside the Gate of Heaven and Xuxu to form the most prosperous commercial market in Suzhou, teahouses, restaurants, bathhouses, inns, restaurants, snack bars
lined up. With the continuous expansion of the catering industry, the Qianlong period the establishment of the noodle industry public, vegetable industry public, set the Qing public (furnace cake); Jiaqing years the establishment of the Butcher public; Daoguang early years of the establishment of the catering industry public. Visible Suzhou catering industry is flourishing.
The Republic of 19 years ago, before and after the widening of Guanqian Street, Songhe Lou and other old restaurants have been rebuilt to expand, large restaurants have decorated the front, using neon advertising, etc., bright and spacious store, furnishings. North Bureau, the eunuch lane area of catering stores increased. Republic of China in 20 years, three six Zhai vegetarian restaurant opened in the Supervisor Lane, followed by Yangzhou monk chef to open this lane in the JUE garden vegetarian restaurant. In the same year, the restaurant industry to establish a trade association. 1937 after the aberrant development of Suzhou catering industry, more concentrated in the Guanqian area, especially the North Bureau of the eunuchs lane almost all for the restaurant, so the people also have "eat brake eunuchs lane" said.
In the long-term development and peer competition, Suzhou's various restaurants have developed their own specialties to attract customers. SongHe Lou squirrel guifu, Tianhexiang shrimp rotten paste, honey fire party, Yi Changfu mother oil whole duck, Tianlai Fu gold and silver hoofs, Jufeng Garden (after the change to the new Jufeng) assorted stew, the old German and mutton, Daqing Building frozen chicken, the old Tongyuan Kouding pot soup, Danfeng Building slippery shredded cabbage meat, Tim new building fried eel back, braised dumping water, Guangdong Museum of Duck Rice, Changshu Museum, chicken, the store competed for the color, renowned in all directions.
After the liberation of the small and medium-sized store for the public service has increased. 1950 February, the city (the old downtown) dish restaurant 170 households. 1956 to the mouth of the catering company to implement the whole industry on the private sector transformation of the catering industry **** 171 households, 766 people, the implementation of public-private partnership of 37 households, 372 people, and the rest of the implementation of the co-operation.
After the public-private partnership, the catering industry to improve service measures, remove industry stereotypes, chefs, waiters get social respect, Su Gang traditional famous dishes and famous points to be discovered, finishing and inheritance, and to the famous chef as the teacher of a new generation of culinary professional and technical personnel. SongHeLou LaiHuan service work of the advanced deeds have been the city commentary troupe, the city burlesque troupe compiled for the "satisfied do not satisfy" repertoire, repertoire, l963 and was Changchun film studio on the screen. 1966 "cultural revolution" began, the traditional old name was renamed, famous points of the famous dishes were canceled, and replaced by mass dishes; In 1976, the number of catering outlets was reduced to 31.
Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Suzhou's catering industry has been restored and developed again, Songhelou, Xinjufeng, Yichangfu, etc. to restore the name of the old, and the traditional famous dishes and points of view are gradually restored and constantly innovated. Into the 80's, Suzhou was listed by the State Council as a famous historical and cultural city, scenic tourist city, coastal economic open area, domestic and foreign tourists, businessmen flocked to the catering industry, bringing new opportunities for development, and promote the rapid development of the catering industry in Suzhou. Large and small restaurants have expanded and renovated, decorated facade, updated equipment, the use of modern kitchen equipment and facilities, installation of air-conditioning, etc., dining room furnishings to the modern, luxurious, artistic type of development, the dishes in the maintenance of Suzhou-style color, aroma and taste of the shape of all the best at the same time, but also to the light, nutritious, tasty development, the menu continues to innovate. Eunuch Lane built a new food street, the moon building built with the Suzhou garden style restaurants and restaurants. Some famous stores, such as SongHeLou, the old, and also in Beijing, Tianjin and other large and medium-sized cities to set up branches of the branch. Catering industry for the promotion of Suzhou's traditional food culture, for the development of Suzhou city and economic prosperity, writing a colorful new chapter.