This is the exterior view of the restaurant "Liaoning Hotel" in New York, USA. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Rui
"Erbin" is on fire, and overseas Northeast restaurants have something to say
Recently, "Erbin" has become popular all over the country, and it has also become popular abroad. Many people overseas have learned about the romantic ice and snow in Northeast China through "Erbin", as well as more about the cultural connotation of this land.
During the Chinese New Year, many local people abroad celebrate the New Year with overseas Chinese. In this season, we pay attention to eating and drinking well, and look at what "traffic" "Erbin" has brought to foreign Northeast restaurants, and what new ideas do restaurant operators have?
United States: Northeast restaurants and farmhouses are popular
During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, the "Liaoning Hotel" in Flushing, New York, was full, and the waiters wearing the aprons of the Northeast flower cloth were busy before and after, and the store was full of laughter.
71-year-old Gao Meiling reunited with her family here. It has been more than 30 years since she moved to the United States from Jilin, and her native accent and taste have not changed - for decades, the Spring Festival dinner must be Northeast cuisine. Juliet, a daughter-in-law from the United Kingdom, integrated into the family without barriers, not only fell in love with Northeast cuisine, but also frequently clinked glasses with liquor.
Guan Jing, the owner of the Liaoning Hotel, said that the fire of "Erbin" brought many young new customers to the Northeast restaurant, which had been open for nearly 20 years, and then the boom, her newly opened farmhouse in upstate New York was also lively.
"Liaoning Villa" was once a typical American-style farm. After being bought by Guan Jing, it planted corn, beans, melons and other vegetables and fruits, raised wandering chickens and geese, and was also equipped with a big kang and RV, plus home-brewed Northeast small roast, roasted whole sheep with a charred outside and tender inside, a large Northeast farmhouse is in full swing in New York State.
This is a Northeast pig-killing dish filmed at the "Liaoning Villa" in New York, USA. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Rui
At present, the "Liaoning Villa" is full of festivity - the red lantern hangs high at the door, the yellow corn, red dried peppers and mushrooms are hung on the wall, and the hot pig-killing vegetables come out of the pot, and the taste of the Northeast New Year comes with the dense water vapor. Guan Jing said that although "Liaoning Villa" is still in the trial operation stage, the flow of tourists is continuous. In the past year, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was booked out early, and many guests also asked to make dumplings at the villa for the New Year.
Canada: Foreign bloggers check in to the Northeast box lunch
In Vancouver, Canada, the restaurant "Tim Xi", which specializes in "fusion of Northeast cuisine", has launched an old-fashioned aluminum lunch box, with a very old sense of lunch box in his hand, evoking the childhood memories of countless Northeast people - twenty or thirty years ago, the lunch box handed over by the aunt who pushed a bicycle and sold lunch at the school gate was also so slightly hot.
"Each dish takes you on a culinary journey of the Northeast box lunch, evoking people's nostalgia for the good old days." A diner from the Northeast lamented.
Talking about this winter's "Erbin fever", Yi Yao, the owner of "Tianxi" and a girl from Harbin, said that she was very happy that the beauty of her hometown was discovered, and she felt very proud of being overseas.
As a catering practitioner, she believes that Northeast cuisine is still slowly being accepted overseas, and the fire of "Erbin" has driven people's interest in the Northeast vegetable market and Northeast cuisine, "Everyone has begun to consciously look for traditional Northeast cultural elements, and I can also feel it overseas."
This is a Northeast food lunch box in an aluminum lunch box at the "Tim Xi" restaurant in Vancouver, Canada. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
To Yi Yao's delight, her aluminum lunch box creativity has boosted her hometown cuisine to "go global" in Vancouver. The aluminum lunch box "full" of retro Northeast fireworks not only attracted a large number of Chinese guests, but also was loved by foreign diners, and foreign short video bloggers came to check in and visit the store. Many foreigners have changed their curiosity to acceptance and love of Northeast cuisine by trying the boxed lunches in the store.
"We found that there were a lot of foreign guests, and the Indians liked it too, and they said it was a Chinese food that we hadn't eaten before. Yi Yao said.
South Korea: "Acceptance of Northeast cuisine is quite high"
In Daelim-dong, Seoul, South Korea, there is a Chinese restaurant called "Fu Man Lou", where you can find traditional Northeast dishes such as Disam Xian and pot wrapped pork, as well as popular Sichuan dishes such as mapo tofu and dandan noodles. Before the restaurant owner Meng Fanfu came to South Korea, he worked in the catering industry in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, and his wife's hometown happened to be Harbin.
"This winter, 'Erbin' suddenly became popular, and we are also very proud as Northeast people who work hard overseas. Meng Fanfu said. He also noticed that the South Korean media also reported on the "Erbin" fire out of the circle, showing the brilliant lights of Harbin, "This is really good, so that the South Korean people have more understanding of the Northeast and China."
This is the exterior view of the "Bokmanro" restaurant located in Daelim-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Rui
When it comes to the restaurant business, Meng Fanfu told reporters that although Dalimdong is an area inhabited by overseas Chinese, most of the diners in "Fumanlou" are Koreans, and when there is a lot of traffic, hundreds of people can patronize it a day. Korean guests' favorite dishes are pot wrapped pork, Jisan Xian, and grilled lamb chops.
In Meng Fanfu's view, Koreans have a high acceptance of Northeast cuisine. "In the beginning, they preferred 'Korean Chinese food' such as jajangmyeon and spicy seafood noodles, but now, many people have become fond of authentic Northeast and Chinese food. However, when we cook, we will also consider the eating habits of Koreans, such as some dishes will be less oily and less oily. ”
Due to the booming business, not long ago, "Fu Man Lou" opened a branch not far away.
Australia: Northeast cuisine "can be more popular"
Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a small city and also has a Northeast restaurant called "Northeast Farmhouse Courtyard". The operator of this restaurant is Meng Fanhua from Suihua, Heilongjiang. She worked hard and thought a lot of thoughts.
"It's not salty, it's not spicy, everyone can eat it, everyone loves it, and 'Erbin' is also very popular in Canberra. Talking about the popularity of hometown cuisine overseas, Meng Fanhua's words are full of confidence. "The more people do it well, the more popular it will be here. ”
According to her words, within a radius of more than ten kilometers, "I have a 'Erbin' store." The restaurant business is really good, and she "only has time to reply to WeChat after 3:30 p.m. and after 10:30 p.m. every day."
Meng Fanhua, the owner of the "Northeast Farmhouse Courtyard" restaurant in Canberra, Australia, makes handmade noodles. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Chu Chen)
Meng Fanhua told reporters during the greeting of guests: "Australian guests like to eat pot-wrapped pork, I think it is because it is sweet and sour and has a good taste, and they also like to order sauerkraut dumplings and leek dumplings...... I just wanted to make these things look better and taste better. ”
Source: Xinhua News Agency B51