Beijingers are very particular about eating. Just the name of the old Beijing restaurant contains a lot of knowledge. "Eight Big Houses", "Eight Buildings" and "Eight Lobby" are all famous restaurants in old Beijing. What's so important about this house, building and hall? What other delicacies can we taste now?

Eight big houses

1, Fuxingju

2, Wanxingju

3, Tongxingju

4, Dongxing

5, Wanfuju

6, Guangheju

7, Tongheju

8, Casserole House

Lu Xun's Diary was recorded on August 22nd, 1912-

Lu Xun was appointed by the Ministry of Education. In the evening, he and two friends went to Guangheju for a drink to celebrate. Lu Xun wanted to be the host, but the two friends did not allow him to say, "We congratulate you. How can we make you spend money?" After some arguments, the AA system was finally adopted. Everyone spent 1 yuan money, ate happily and drank wine.

The casserole house with eight big houses

This curved shape comes from exquisite knife work. Cooked white meat slices should be well-proportioned and tidy, and the thickness should not exceed 2 mm. Coupled with homemade sauerkraut, this casserole white meat tastes fragrant but not greasy.

The same house with eight big houses

When frying, you should use both hands, stir with a spatula in one hand, and brush off the eggs on the side of the pot with a special cooking broom in the other hand. At the same time, you should pour some oil from time to time to prevent the pot from burning. In this way, if you don't stop, you can succeed at least for ten minutes and more than 411.

Eight buildings

1, Dongxing Building

2, Anfu Building

3, Zhimei Building

4, Taifeng Building

5, Hongxing Building

6, Chunhua Building

7, Zhengyang Building

8 and Xinfeng Building

. It is said that when Dongxing Building was opened, because the tableware used was particularly expensive, a tea room was specially arranged without serving tea and water. This tea room was called "Luogaoer". He stayed in the best view of the restaurant and was responsible for the safety work, which not only prevented thieves from stealing guests, but also prevented guests from taking valuables from the restaurant.

Dongxing Building with Eight Buildings

In "Elegant Houses Talk about Eating", Liang Shiqiu recorded a "luxury meal" he had eaten in Dongxing Building. In the summer of 1926, Shi Zhaoying, a classmate of Liang Shiqiu's, returned from the United States, and asked Liang Shiqiu to handle a banquet in Dongxing Building, and designated a table in 31 yuan. And the top-grade swallow wing seats in Dongxing Building only cost 16 yuan, so 31 yuan can be regarded as a luxurious feast. At the time of the banquet, the table was filled with delicacies.

old photos of Dongxing Building

Zhimei Building in the Eighth Building

There is a Zhimei Building and a Zhimei Zhai in Beijing. Some people say that Zhimeilou was born out of Zhimeizhai, and some people say that Zhimeilou was opened by the former Zhimeizhai buddy. Others say that the Zhimeizhai brothers separated and opened the Zhimeilou.

Mr. Liang Shiqiu wrote in the article "Roast Chicken in Pot" that there was a beautiful building and a beautiful house: "Because of its prosperous business, a beautiful building was opened at a very narrow end opposite, and the upstairs and downstairs were all elegant seats. However, the kitchen is still the old kitchen of Zhimeizhai in Ludong. When the dishes are ready, Xiao Libar carries the box across the street. "

In this way, Zhimeizhai is about the predecessor of Zhimeilou. Today's Zhimei Building is diagonally opposite the north gate of Taoranting Park. The traditional dish here is to eat four fish.

A fish can eat in four ways. The middle part of the fish is split in half from the middle fish bone, one is sweet and sour, and the other is bad. Braised fish heads and fish tails; Other minced meat is soft-fried with flour. A fish has four flavors, which is worth a try.

The dim sum in Zhimeilou is also very distinctive, with sesame and radish cakes being the most popular.

Taifeng Building of the Eight Buildings

There is still one of the Eight Buildings, Taifeng Building. Founded in 1876, the founder is Sun Shi, Haiyin, Shandong Province. Its original address is No.1, Coal Market Street outside Qianmen, and its current address is Qianmen West Street.

In the book "A Record of the Ruling and Opposition since Daoxian" in the Qing Dynasty, it is recorded that "the Nancheng Restaurant in Jingshi ... has lasted for the longest time, but only two places, Taifeng Building and Zhimeizhai." Taifeng Building changed hands several times in the past hundred years, and closed down in 1952. In the early years of the Republic of China, both Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching Ling ate here. In 1984, the old name of Taifeng Building was restored at the suggestion of Soong Ching Ling.

Zhengyang Building in the Eighth Building

Someone said, "The only good place to eat crabs in Beiping is Zhengyang Building in the meat market outside Qianmen." At that time, old Beijing was a master eater. When it came to eating crabs, it was necessary to go to Zhengyang Building.

Every autumn, Zhengyang Building will send someone to Tianjin to buy crabs. In order to buy the best crabs, Zhengyang Building will pay a high price, so the merchants who sell crabs wait until Zhengyang Building has finished picking them before taking them to the market. After the crabs are finished, back to the restaurant, the chef in Zhengyang Building has a unique skill in raising crabs. They keep crabs in vats, which will be tender, fat and clean in a few days. What tricks are used?

egg white fattens up! After the crab is bought, it is kept in a vat, and the egg white is poured every day. After eating the egg white for a day or two, the crab is covered with fat. At this time, the impurities in its stomach are also spit out, then washed with clear water and steamed in a steamer. The big red and fat crab is out of the pot.

It is said that in the early days, when eating crabs in Zhengyanglou, a bowl of big armor was served at the end of the meal. This bowl of soup is cooked with broth and seven or eight pieces of peeled crab claws. Sprinkle the minced coriander, pepper and chopped fried dough sticks on the pot. It tastes interesting and is the finale of a crab feast. However, if you want to drink this bowl of soup now, I'm afraid you can only taste it in words.

zhengyanglou, which was founded in 1843, was originally opened in the meat market hutong outside Qianmen. In 1981s, the old name was restored in Beijing, and zhengyanglou reopened in Qianmen West Grinding Factory. However, with the transformation of Qianmen area, the Zhengyang Building of the West Polishing Factory was closed again, leaving only the independent store of Zhengyang Building west of the South Gate of the Temple of Heaven. However, as of today, the Zhengyang Building in the Temple of Heaven is nowhere to be found. I only found another Zhengyang Building in Shunyi, Beijing, and I don't know if it is a vein.

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There are still two businesses in the eight old Beijing residences:

Tongheju and Casserole Residence

There are three businesses in the eight buildings:

Dongxing Building, Zhimei Building and Taifeng Building

Only one hall, which used to be the most magnificent, remains today: Huifengtang. You can have a banquet for dinner and go to the opera, and pay attention to style. The famous eight halls are-

Eight Halls

1, Huixian Hall

2, Jixian Hall

3, Qinghe Hall

4, Fushou Hall

5, Jushou Hall

6, Tongxing Hall

7 and Tianfu Hall

8. And these old Beijing restaurants I told you today are all century-old brands.

One hundred years is a long time.

Some of the former "Eight Buildings", "Eight Dwellings" and "Eight Lobby" have disappeared in this long time.

Others have gone through tens of thousands of sunrises and sunsets to come to today.

The distinction between luxury and simplicity has long been smoothed out by years.

All that remains is

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