On the afternoon of May 22, in the courtyard of the Royal Chartered Bus on Baiziwan Road in Chaoyang District, the restless music drums, the aroma of food and the fashionable young people made the small courtyard full of vitality. Simple stalls set up in white tents are lined up in rows, with round pancake stoves being the "standard" in each stall, chefs busy scooping batters, beating eggs and spreading pancakes, while passing consumers carry pancake boxes and beer cans.
In front of a red signboard on a white background with the words "Old Beijing Flavor" printed on it, a queue of more than a dozen people had been bent over the edge of the Pancake stalls. Several chefs were busy in front of the 4 stoves, and various unique flavor pancakes such as "tuna and shrimp pancakes", "yak tendon pancakes with sauce" and "special salmon pancakes" were baked one after another, which attracted many diners to be amazed.
Sanwutang is a buffet restaurant in the new Guomao Hotel, because it mainly serves old Beijing specialties such as large buns, fried belly, fried liver, etc., and has also been evaluated by many food raiders as "the most cost-effective buffet restaurant in Guomao area", and is also recognized by many diners as a "pancake restaurant".
"When I was a child, a pancake or a piece of cream fried cake was a reward for taking the 'double hundred'. When I grew up, the old Beijing pancake became a rare delicacy in my memories, and I thought about how to do something to promote Beijing cuisine. Gao Ning, executive deputy chef of the new Traders Hotel, said that as a native of Beijing, he had the idea of bringing old Beijing snacks into high-end restaurants more than 10 years ago. After years of careful research and development, Gao Ning's self-created pancakes have also made many diners give a thumbs up on the spot.
In addition to the "couture" pancakes from high-end Western restaurants, the "Beijing Pancake Representative Team" on the spot also includes popular Internet celebrity brands such as Baimao Pancake King, Avocado Fruit, Qianhe Pancakes, Xiaofu Pancakes, as well as Western-style restaurant bars and fine wineries such as Q-MEX Kumai Mexican Restaurant, Shangyi Tavern, and Beiping Machine. All kinds of restaurants that seem to be "not on the same side" as this affordable street food have come to the scene to set up pancake stalls, making the small courtyard look lively and interesting.
According to Beiping Beer, the biggest highlight of this pancake festival is the representatives of the two camps of Tianjin and Beijing, so that consumers can taste different styles of pancakes at the same time. The "Tianjin Pancake Team" includes Nanlou Pancakes, Jinmen Lixiang Pancakes, Lao Zhang Pancakes, Lao Wei Pancakes, Babao Pancakes, Anji Pancakes, Xiaogen Pancakes, Xuequn Pancakes and other local brands.
The reporter noticed that the pancakes at each stall on the scene will be cut into half or quarter portions for sale. Small pieces of pancakes one bite at a time, not only allow consumers to taste a variety of flavors of pancakes, a full bite, but also effectively prevent food waste.
The Pancake Festival takes place on May 22 and 23 and lasts from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. At present, the online ticket purchase channel has been closed, consumers can enter the event venue through on-site ticket purchase, the ticket includes two kinds of ordinary tickets and draft beer free drink packages, the price is 49 yuan and 199 yuan respectively.