1. Bean juice is a traditional snack in Beijing.
Accurately speaking, it is a traditional snack in Cheng Nan, Beijing, represented by the original Chongwen District and Xuanwu District, that is, the area south of Tiananmen Square and north of the South Second Ring Road. It has a history of 300 years. Invented by the poor in the early years, it tastes sour, but smooth and healthy. With inby and shredded pickles, many people mistakenly think that Beijingers like to drink bean juice. Actually, it's not like this. Cheng Nan has been the center since ancient times, and the popularity of soybean juice in other areas is very small. There are very few Beijingers who like to drink bean juice now. As a suburb of Beijing, I don't like bean juice very much, and I can't get used to the sour taste.
Second, the practice of bean juice
Bean juice is made by grinding mung beans into soybean milk, fermenting and then cooking. It tastes sour, has a thick texture and is grayish green. When cooking bean juice, you need to add raw bean juice at the same time, and you can't boil the bean juice, you can only boil it slightly. If the bean juice boils, the solid and liquid in the bean juice will be layered, resulting in uneven phenomenon.
Third, the nutrition and efficacy of soybean milk
It contains protein, amino acids, minerals and other nutrients. In bean juice, it has the effect of cooling and relieving summer heat. In addition to hot drinks, bean juice can also be eaten raw, which has better summer-heat relieving effect and slightly sour taste.
Fourth, the habit of drinking bean juice.
Ordinary people can't tell why they drink bean juice, whether it is hot or cold. Now some shops selling bean juice boil it there, cool it and then heat it, and some simply leave it alone. How can I drink authentic bean juice? If you drink it cold, you will taste swill in your mouth; If you drink it while it is hot, it will taste different, sweet and sour, and have a unique taste; With shredded pickles, inby, sesame cakes and the like, it is even more delicious.
Old Beijingers love to drink bean juice, or they can buy raw bean juice and cook it themselves at home. It's usually drunk like this in winter. Or go to temple fairs and street bean juice stalls to drink, usually in summer. Now there are no bean juice vendors in the street, and they can be seen occasionally at temple fairs. Bean juice is hard to find, and authentic bean juice is even harder to find. It's hard for those Beijingers who like to drink bean juice. They can only go to a limited number of snack bars to satisfy this bite.
There is a saying in Beijing:? You haven't been to Beijing without drinking bean juice? . If you go to Beijing, no matter what the online evaluation of soybean juice is, you should try it yourself and experience it yourself!