Meat dragon is a traditional snack in Tianjin and is also popular in Beijing, Hebei and other places. It is also called lazy dragon. Roll the risen dough into a cake, spread a layer of meat filling evenly on top, roll it up and steam it in a pan. You can eat it with porridge and other foods.

The name "Meat Dragon" comes from the fact that this noodle dish looks like a lazy dragon on a steamer. And because the dough is filled with pork, beef, mutton and other meats, it is called "Meat Dragon". It sounds majestic and tastes delicious.

The way to eat meat dragon is very simple. Cut the steamed meat dragon with a knife and put it on the plate. The most delicious position is in the middle, because the meat filling in the middle is the most abundant, the dough is soaked with the meat aroma, and the oil penetrates into the dough. It tastes like a mixture of flour, meat and oil aromas. Many Beijingers say that when they were young, they were greedy and waited for the meat dragon to come out of the pot. At that time, they were the most well-behaved.

Coincidentally, there is also a noodle snack in Henan, which seems to be a couple with the "Meat Dragon" in Beijing. The name of Henan's "vegetable python" sounds a little scarier than the meat dragon, but looking at the appearance, you can also understand the reason for the name. The "vegetable python" is similar to the meat dragon. A piece of dough made of flour is coiled in the basket, but the fillings in its belly are slightly different.

As the name suggests, "Cai Mang" is filled with vegetables, because Henan people like to use leeks, eggs, and vermicelli as fillings. Chop the leeks and eggs, adjust the flavor, and make the fillings. The dough looks like the pattern of a python when you look at the filling.

And because the dough is long and uniform in thickness, it is about the same size as the python in "Animal World", so we call it "vegetable python". It sounds scary, but it actually tastes really good. A pasta snack suitable for all ages.

Beijing’s special delicacies and snacks include:

1. Old Beijing fried noodles with soybean paste

Old Beijing fried noodles with soybean paste was rated as one of the “Top Ten Noodles in China” After the noodles are cooked, put them on the plate and pour the fried sauce on them to make fried noodles. The fried noodles are chewy, the fried sauce is salty, and the dishes are refreshing. They are deeply loved by diners.

2. Fried liver

The main ingredients for stir-fried liver are pig intestines and liver. Clean the pig intestines and liver, cut them into pieces, cook a pot of pork bone soup, and put Add ginger, garlic, star anise, vinegar, soy sauce, and yellow sauce and simmer slowly. After the soup is simmered, add the pig intestines and liver and continue to stew, and finally thicken with starch.