Sometime ago, I learned that every province in China had a representative office and restaurant in Beijing where one could go and sample authentic cuisine from the region. The most famous of these was Chuan Ban, the Sichuan Provincial restaurant(map). Having had my share of Sichuan food in various establishments, I was more curious about [...]
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It’s a cold monday evening in Beijing and your friend from Hunan says they’re in the mood for a spicy meal – This could be the starting scene for a horror movie, I swear! visions of rings of fire, tearful eyes, chili peppers and painful goodness floated through the air. What was surprising was the [...]
Tags: chinese restaurant, sichuan restaurant, yu xin chuan cai
Beijing sees a lot of duck battles with various restaurants trying to claim the “best duck in town” with Da Dong (3 branches) and Quan Ju De (12 branches) amongst the biggest names in the game. A few smaller names like xiaowangfu occiasianly pop up in the conversation but something bother me about the whole [...]
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As expats in Beijing, we tend to rely on the various expat rags for recommendations and reviews that will guide us towards a certain dining establishment or another. But what about the locals? What do they read and who do they trust? They got the almighty Dianping!
I checked on there for the most popular Chinese [...]
Tags: chinese restaurant, Friday dinner, manchurian, na jia xiao guan, venison
YABB ( Yet Another Beijing Blog) for my pleasure and amusement! I'm hoping some folks might find the information useful or entertaining! It's mostly about strange and unusual happenings in this concrete urban jungle I call home. 