Intangible cultural heritage is a variety of traditional cultures, forms of expression and cultural spaces that people of all ethnic groups have passed down from generation to generation and are closely related to life. Intangible cultural heritage is not only a witness of historical development, but also a valuable cultural resource. Beijing Roast Duck is a world-famous Beijing dish, which originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. Divided into two factions, Yujude, represented by hanging roast duck, and cheap square, represented by braised roast duck. Duck slices in Cheap Square are very popular in southern areas such as Guangdong.
In 2008, Beijing Roast Duck was selected into the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. So no matter where you take people, the first thing to do when you come to Beijing is to eat Beijing roast duck.
The origin of Beijing roast duck
In the early Ming Dynasty, the people loved Nanjing salted duck, and so did the emperor. It is said that the Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ate a roast duck during the solar eclipse. In order to please the long live grandfather, the royal chefs in the court tried their best to develop new ways to eat duck gizzards, so they also developed barbecued roast duck and braised roast duck. The roast duck restaurant is represented by Quanjude, and the braised roast duck is the most famous in Cheap Square.
Jinling roast duck is made of fat grass duck with a net weight of about 2.5 kg. It is said that after Ming Chengzu (Judy) usurped the throne and moved to the capital, he also took away many roast duck masters in Nanjing. During the Jiajing period, roast duck spread from the palace to the people, and the old cheap square roast duck restaurant was opened in Mishi Hutong, Caishikou, which was also the first roast duck restaurant in Beijing. At that time, it was called Jinling sliced duck, which was made in the market of the old cheap square, and a line of small print was specially marked, Jinling roast duck.