Breakfast

Lao Doufu

"Five Flavors" - Wang Zengqi

I don’t know why, but the Lao Doufu in Beijing can no longer be seen , there used to be many stalls selling old tofu. Lao Dou Fu is actually not old, maybe it is relative to Tofu Nao. The condiments for old tofu are very simple: sesame sauce and minced pickled leeks. If you like spicy food, add a spoonful of green pepper paste. Sitting on a short bench at a street stall, I ordered a bowl of old tofu, which was half a pound of spin-fried flatbread with a thin crisp on it. It was a good meal.

"Camel Xiangzi" - Lao She

After Xiangzi rested for a long time, he went to Qiaotou and ate a bowl of old tofu: vinegar, soy sauce, pepper oil, minced leeks, white when heated. When the tofu was scalded, it gave off a delicious smell that made Xiangzi hold his breath. Holding the bowl and looking at the dark green chives, his hands couldn't help trembling. After taking a bite, the tofu burned his body; he added two small spoons of chili oil himself. After finishing a bowl, his waistband was soaked with sweat. With half-closed eyes, he handed the bowl out: "One more bowl"

Desserts

Bee cake

"Talk about Eating in the Elegant House" - Liang Shiqiu

Bee cake is also a specialty of Peiping. It comes in two varieties: yellow and white. The taste is the same. It is made from glutinous rice flour and has a fine honeycomb shape, hence the name. The texture is extremely soft and slightly sticky, which is very different from sweet bread. Stir in a little walnut kernel and wrap it in a thin tofu skin to prevent it from sticking to the steamer. It is especially good to eat after steaming and hot, and is most suitable after illness.

Fleece mooncakes

"Yashe Talks about Eating" - Liang Shiqiu

The furry mooncakes in the north are not better than the mooncakes in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are even different from the Cantonese-style mooncakes. It can't be compared, but there is a kind of hawthorn-filled mooncake, which is thin and small. I think the flavor is very good and cannot be found anywhere else. Generally speaking, mooncakes should not be too sweet or too thick. The hawthorn filling has a sour taste, so it does not feel greasy.

Zongzi

"Under the Red Flag" - Lao She

"Man-Han Pastry Shop" also displays the specially made snack "Five Poison Cake". The scorpions and centipedes above are all made from molds and are not poisonous!” “Besides, there are several sects of rice dumpling sellers everywhere in Peiping, and the real orthodox rice dumplings in Peiping are the old-style Manchu rice dumplings in Peiping. The rice dumplings sold in Han cake shops do not have any fillings, but are made of very fine glutinous rice. When eaten, they are only sprinkled with a little sugar. These rice dumplings are not very delicious. But it is white, petite, and looks very official when placed on a colorful plate.

Steamed Cheese with Sugar

"A Dream of Red Mansions"

Jia Yuanchun. After returning to the palace, Yuanchun was very satisfied with Jia Baoyu's progress. After returning to the palace, he specially sent someone to reward him with something. Such a thing has a nice name, called Sugar Steamed Crisps. Jia Baoyu couldn't bear to eat it, so she left it to Xi Ren. Later, when Grandma Li saw that it was cheese, she took the spoon and said, "Don't move, that's what I told you to do." People keep it." After hearing this, Nanny Li was angry and ashamed, and said, "I don't believe it, he is so bad. Not to mention that I ate a bowl of milk, even if it was worth more than this, it should be. "

"Miscellaneous Odes of Yandu Snacks"

The fresh and delicious food belongs to Yandu, and I dare to compete with the beautiful woman. After drinking it, it will quench the thirst and make the teeth and cheeks moist. "Yu Su." The original note says: "Put milk and sugar into a bowl, condense it into a cool and cold food, put the bowl in a wooden bucket, and sell it along the street. It tastes very delicious. The person who makes it is a dairy.

Side dishes

Stinky tofu

"Five Flavors" - Wang Zengqi

"Stinky tofu, soybean curd, Wang Zhihe's stinky tofu.

"To make stinky tofu, just stick it on pancakes and make a pot of shrimp skin and cabbage soup. It's a good meal! Now Wang Zhihe's stinky tofu is packaged in a large glass square bottle, which is very inconvenient. A bottle costs 100 yuan, and it takes a long time to finish it. It’s also very expensive and has become a luxury product. I really hope that this kind of packaging can be improved, and one container is enough for five pieces.

The smelliest cheese (cheese) I have ever eaten in the United States. , foreigners often smell it, but to me, it is nothing worse than stinky tofu.

Pickles

"Four Generations Under One Roof" - Lao She

"Actually, there is not that much food at home. She didn't want to cause the old man to be verbose by telling the truth. She is very good at using well-intentioned deception with the elderly and children. ‘Where’s the pickles? ’ The old man brought up the second important matter. She answered quickly: 'There's enough to eat! Dry lumps, old salty radish, all are still there! ’ She knew that even if the old man really wanted to order some for himself, she could buy some right away. ”