Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter learned from the two WeChat public accounts of Jude Huatian Food Exchange and Quyuan Restaurant that Quyuan Restaurant, a century-old Hunan cuisine famous restaurant that has been operating on Exhibition Road for 16 years, has been suspended on May 21, and recently began trial operation at the east entrance of Xidan Fengsheng Hutong, which is also the return of Quyuan Restaurant to Xidan Business Circle after 27 years.
The reporter learned from Jude Huatian Company that Quyuan Restaurant is a century-old Hunan cuisine shop among the many time-honored brands it operates, which was founded in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (about 1890) and has a history of 131 years. Quyuan Restaurant is the oldest time-honored restaurant in Beijing that has always adhered to the traditional Hunan cuisine; the Chinese culinary master sitting in Quyuan Restaurant, Master Zhang Jingyan, is also one of the working Hunan cuisine masters in Beijing.
This famous Hunan cuisine restaurant has only been relocated 6 times after entering Beijing, and the history of the store is like the name of the store, which has undergone several twists and turns, but with the taste of every fire, the old customers follow the store. It has been 27 years since Quyuan Restaurant moved out of Xidan Business District in 1994. The relocation from the exhibition road also caused many people to worry, and everyone left a message saying: "Quyuan Restaurant moved away this time, when can I eat it?" "Are there any dishes such as Dongan chicken, sour and spicy belly tips, and fish heads?"
With the doubts of many citizens, the Beiqing-Beijing Headline Reporter interviewed Jude Huatian Company, and its relevant person in charge introduced: "Quyuan Restaurant is the first Hunan restaurant in Beijing after the founding of New China, and it is also the most commonly remembered bite by many citizens. This time, we chose the site in advance, designed, synchronous construction, moved, and only took about a month to let Quyuan Restaurant go from exhibition road to return to Xidan Business Circle, and began to open for trial operation at the east entrance of Fengsheng Hutong around June 20 to meet everyone again. ”
Relying on the orderly cooking skills and the charm of traditional food culture, Quyuan Restaurant has countless fans in the Beijing circle and many supporters, and what changes will the dishes of Quyuan Restaurant change after 27 years of returning to Xidan? According to Ma Dongmei, manager of Quyuan Restaurant, Quyuan Restaurant has been operating in a tortuous way in history, but it has always been inherited in an orderly manner, and its operation has continued to usher in peaks and twists and turns. This time to Xidan, Quyuan Restaurant service customers not only have customers living in the surrounding home, but also a large number of white-collar dining, Quyuan Restaurant will be part of the Xiang flavor snacks, classic Xiang flavor, small portion, package, window, like Xiang flavor stinky tofu, radish dried fried bacon, tempeh and other small dishes, to provide convenience for white-collar ordering; at the same time, Quyuan Restaurant will open a convenient way of selling, research and development suitable for direct heating of packaged takeaway, for family life, office dining to further bring health, safety, delicious old-fashioned fast food.
It is reported that in the 27 years since leaving Xidan Business District, Quyuan Restaurant has undergone 4 relocations, and this long-established brand with twists and turns in operation has not only not declined, but has inherited food culture in a down-to-earth manner, and returned to Xidan with gourmet dreams and fruits. In the past 27 years, the Hunan cuisine production technology of Quyuan Restaurant has successfully applied for the intangible cultural heritage, the fifth generation of Quyuan Restaurant, Master Zhang Jingyan, who has received apprentice Xu Shenchen, in addition, some Hunan cuisine cooking techniques such as Dong'an Chicken have been improved to make old dishes change their appearance, keep pace with the times, and win the reputation of customers.
A Brief History of Quyuan Restaurant:
Quyuan Restaurant was founded in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1890), in Changsha, Hunan.
In 1949, it moved into Beijing, which was located on the second floor of the Ailin Department Store on Xidan North Avenue.
In 1957, it moved into the later address opposite Xidan Mall.
After operating in Xidan for more than 40 years, Quyuan Restaurant ceased operations in 1994, ending its business career in Xidan area, moving to the southeast corner of Chegongzhuang Intersection in Xicheng District, and opening a semicolon in Fengtai Garden.
In the autumn of 1997, it was moved to No. 145 Fuwai North Street.
In September 2005, after more than ten years of southward migration and northward migration, it was reopened at No. 48 Exhibition Hall Road in Xicheng District.
In 2021, Quyuan Restaurant realized its dream and returned to Xidan Business District.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Li Jia
Editor/Gao Yan