A Chinese regal vegetarian restaurant
2007-07-21 evening
King Join restaurant logo and teapot (below)
核桃南瓜羹 Walnut Pumpkin Paste (below, translation from the menu)
紅燜猴頭蘑 Stewed Hedgehog Mushroom with Gingko (below, translation from the menu)
精燉猴菇麵 Hedgehog Mushroom Noodle Soup (below, translation from the menu)
Chinese zither music
Desserts (the following introductions are excerpts from the menu)
As the capital of China for five dynasties---Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing, snack history in Beijing dates back to the 14th century...
碗豆黃 Pea Cake
made of choice yellow peas and a kind of special herb
This cake was one of the snacks served at the state feast to welcome Mrs. Thatcher's state visit to China.
made of choice yellow peas and a kind of special herb
This cake was one of the snacks served at the state feast to welcome Mrs. Thatcher's state visit to China.
驢打滾 Rocking Donkey
The donkey played an important role in the old agricultural Beijing. Donkeys were used to drive the grinder that ground the bean flour, one of the ingredients of this type of snack. The cake looks like the mud sticking to the surface of a rocking donkey and thus it is called Rocking Donkey snack.
The donkey played an important role in the old agricultural Beijing. Donkeys were used to drive the grinder that ground the bean flour, one of the ingredients of this type of snack. The cake looks like the mud sticking to the surface of a rocking donkey and thus it is called Rocking Donkey snack.
蓮蓉捲糕 Lotus Seed Paste Roll
a mascot symbol and a kind of tonic
奶酪 Chinese Yogurt
It is made with fresh milk, fermented rice soup and sugar and baked on a charcoal fire, then cooled with ice for condensation.