After the establishment of the summer resort in the Qing Dynasty, several generations of emperors routinely came to this place every year, and cooking skills from all over the country flowed into Chengde, forming the characteristics of diversification and multi-ethnicity of the imperial meals of the Chengde court.
Pictured: Chengde Mountain Resort Xinmin Evening News reporter Tang Min photo
Chengde belongs to the mixed grain production area, ancient Chengde wheat is mostly purchased from Guannei, the price is high, noodles are very popular in Chengde, so the local use of local beans grinded into powder, rolled into miscellaneous noodles to eat. According to historical records, during the Qianlong period, every time the emperor came to the summer resort with his concubines, he had to send eunuchs to the miscellaneous noodle shops on Rehe Street to buy miscellaneous noodles. The raw materials of silver wire noodles are peas, mung beans, winter wheat, and river beans, and when eaten, they can be accompanied by a variety of diced meat, vegetables, hot sauce and other condiments according to personal taste preferences. There are many ways to eat buckwheat in Chengde, the first of which is to promote the noodles of Zhangsanying Town in Longhua County. Zhang Sanying's original name was 100 Jiazi, according to the "Chronicle of Chengde Province" and the "Chronicle of Longxian County", qianlong twenty-seven years, the Qianlong Emperor led hundreds of officials to hunt in the Mulan paddock, passing through a hundred families, the Qianlong Emperor ate the noodles and praised it, and later changed his name to the imperial noodles. Buckwheat noodles and Beijing fried sauce noodles, Shanxi knife-cut noodles are known as the three best food in the north, buckwheat noodles are divided into white buckwheat noodles and black buckwheat noodles, is a traditional crop in Chengde, especially in the Bashang area, using it as raw materials to make noodles smooth and moist tendon road. First, the soba noodles are mixed with light alkaline water, and then a special tool, the river leak bed, the dough is pressed into long strips, cooked in a pot, and eaten with minced garlic, sesame oil, vinegar and other condiments.
The name of the Eight Flags Sheep Soup is the imperial gift of the Kangxi Emperor, and it is famous all over the world as a necessary dish for every feast of the Imperial Decree. Together with "Cheating Horses, Shibang, Teaching Jumping, Sumo Wrestling", etc., it is called "Five Things of Saiyan". The milky white mutton soup surface is covered with scattered shallots and chopped coriander, scooped a spoonful, full of haggis, and the softness and hardness of haggis are just right. A common snack in the Chengde Bashang area, the bowl is made of soba noodles, which has a history of more than 200 years and its shape and eating method are very similar to those of enemas in Beijing.
The Chengde area is rich in millet, also known as yellow rice, which is sticky. Donkey rolling is a popular snack made of rice, which has a history of more than 200 years in Chengde. Flower rose cake is a famous specialty of Chengde City, with local specialty fresh roses as the main raw material, refined by traditional craftsmanship, and is one of the imperial court meals during the Qing Dynasty. According to historical records, whenever Kangxi came to Chengde to escape the summer or go hunting in the paddock, he used this cake as a special food to enjoy, and it was also Cixi's favorite snack.
Xinmin Evening News reporter Cai Jin