Category: Life >> Food/Cooking Problem description: "Besides" program Analysis: Each snack must have different ingredients, so that the taste of Beijing snacks can be tasted.

When talking about old Beijing snacks, the first thing that many people think of is bean juice.

However, there are not many soybean juices that are truly praised by everyone for their delicious taste, and Dehuaju is one of them.

It is said that someone once set an astonishing record of drinking 8 bowls of bean juice here.

The store is not as big as the living room at home. There is a small square between the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. There are small shops and residences on both sides of the square. Dehuaju is in the middle of the west side.

Its facade and plaque are very small and mixed with residential buildings, making it difficult to spot.

After entering the door of Dehuaju, the first thing I felt was that it was really small, not as big as the living room at home.

There are five long tables and nearly 20 chairs in the business area of ??about 20 square meters, which makes it look crowded when full of people.

The bean juice tastes like black sesame paste. Although the store is small, the snacks here are excellent.

The bean juice is famous for its thick consistency, is greyish-green in color, and tastes like black sesame paste. Combined with Dehuaju's own shredded pickles mixed with chili oil and shredded green onions, it tastes sour, spicy and spicy. The fried belly is yellowish, making it a very refreshing dish.

, it tastes tough and chewy, and tastes better when dipped in sesame sauce with chili oil and coriander; the enema is made of buckwheat, not the white you usually see, but very dark in color. Dip a piece of it into your mouth with some garlic juice, and make an enema.

Burnt on the outside and soft on the inside, with a slightly sweet aftertaste.

Only snacks with good ingredients are delicious. When asked why so many Beijingers like to come to Dehuaju to drink bean juice, Mr. Zhang said there is no other secret, it only depends on experience.

Chefs who have been cooking for a long time have naturally mastered various factors such as time, heat and seasonings for making Beijing snacks.

Zhang Dahua, Mr. Zhang’s sister, said that cooking soybean juice may seem simple, but it is actually very sophisticated.

After the bean juice has settled, bring the soup above to boil. When it is almost boiling, scoop a spoonful of the sediment into the pot and continue cooking. Add it four or five times a day until the bean juice is thick and non-stick.

It's only good when it's at the bottom of the pot.

This kind of bean juice is very thick and can be eaten as porridge.

Mr. Zhang said that the characteristic of Beijing snacks is that each snack must have different ingredients, so that the taste of various snacks can be tasted.

For example, if you drink bean juice, you must pair it with spicy pickled shreds; if you eat fried enema, you must pair it with garlic juice; if you eat fried belly, you must pair it with sesame sauce and chili oil... If the snacks are well made, the seasonings must also be flavorful. The two complement each other and the taste can be good.

Incisively and vividly.

Mr. Zhang, an old Beijinger with a room full of shop anecdotes, said that before 2000, the square between the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower was full of Beijing food stalls. Old Beijingers came here to eat authentic Beijing snacks. This has been going on for more than ten years.

It's history.

In 2000, the food stalls were demolished, and old Beijingers came back to look for Beijing snacks. When they were gone, some went to Dehuaju to try them and thought they tasted pretty good. So many diners at the food stalls later became Dehua

Regular customers.

Although it is located between the tourist attractions Bell Tower and Drum Tower, Dehuaju's customers are not mainly tourists. Most of the people who come here to eat are old Beijingers, and most of them are repeat customers.

According to Mr. Zhang, it is common to see a large family of more than a dozen people crowding at one table to eat, and most people come once or twice a month.

Many nearby residents also come here to eat frequently.

There is a customer who lives next door. Sheep Jiezi, sesame tofu, kohlrabi silk and eggplant noodles are what he must order every time. Erguotou simply stores it in the store and drinks a small cup every time he comes, and then drinks some bean juice after eating.

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Mr. Zhang said that Beijingers are good at talking and are very funny when talking at the dinner table.

Although the room is small, it is full of old Beijing people, eating, drinking and chatting, making the atmosphere in the shop extremely lively.

The customers waiting outside looked anxiously at the store, eager to join in the excitement.

An aunt who came to eat alone ordered two taels of white wine and a portion of fried belly. While eating, she chatted with the owner about home affairs. It seemed that she was not a guest, but a neighbor gathering to eat and chat. The easy-going atmosphere is why old Beijingers particularly like to visit here.

main reason.

Mr. Zhang said he plans to find a bigger place to expand the business and make more old Beijing snacks.

Although some people are now funding them to expand the store, Mr. Zhang is reluctant to part with this place.

He said that the Bell and Drum Tower has the charm of Beijing, and the bean juice of old Beijing can only taste good if you drink it inside the city walls of Beijing.

It is well documented that drinking 8 bowls of bean juice in a row is not a rumor. Mr. Zhang of the store gave reporters several examples to "support" the popularity of Dehuaju snacks: First, two customers wanted to drink Dehuaju's bean juice and made a special trip by car.

After sitting for more than two hours, I came here from Nancheng to drink bean juice.

Second, there was a friend who came to eat with his friends. He especially liked to drink soybean juice. The first two bowls were served to him in small bowls in the store. When he saw that he wanted to drink more, he was given a larger bowl. As a result, he drank 8 bowls in a row.

give up.