When you travel to Shanhaiguan, you must try the famous four buns. This bun is not specially sold to tourists from other places, in vain, but a local time-honored brand that locals have to queue up to buy. Shijo Bun Shop opened in 1958, and it can be said that the taste has stood the test of time.
The address of the four bun shops is in Shanhaiguan City, about 400 meters away from the south gate, there are signs on the road, the storefront is antique, very recognizable, basically will not be missed. If you catch the meal, it is better to find it, and it is not wrong to find the one with the most queues. Walking into the store, the same Chinese style as the building, there are small tables and large round tables suitable for family dinners, in addition to the tourists who come to visit, many of them are locals who have a bite to eat.
The buns in the shop are only stuffed with pork and scallions. This filling has been sold since it was first opened in 1958 and has been sold until now, which shows that it is very popular. But all the old brands that have been tested by time and diners can stick to some secrets or rules that are not passed down, and the four buns are no exception. From the noodles to the noodles, to the method of bun buns and the time of steaming in the drawer, there are all exquisite.
The freshly wrapped bun is small and exquisite, the color is white, and the pleats are evenly proportioned, like a flower with buds to be placed, and the appearance alone is very pleasing.
The clerk's method of wrapping buns is quite familiar, pressing the dough, pulling the agent, rolling the skin, filling the filling, pinching the pleats, a kung fu to open the eyes, a small and exquisite bun wrapped. The meat filling is sufficient, the meat is more than the onion, and when it is steamed, break it open and look inside, one by one the meatballs are fragrant and seductive.
The steamed buns that have just come out of the pot are steamy and fragrant, which is particularly tempting. Look at the anxious expressions of the people waiting at the window to guess how delicious the bun is. Four buns can be eaten or taken out, bought home, eaten while hot, the elderly and children like.
The bun is steaming and served on the table, the skin is thin and filling, the appearance is a bit like Hangzhou xiaolongbao, but it is much larger than the small dumpling, and you can see that the oil slightly reveals the bun skin. Take a bite, the filling is very large, although it is pork, it does not feel greasy, especially fragrant.
The skin is soft with a hint of strength, especially when the oil juice gushes when it is just bitten open, the fragrance of lard pours into the mouth and into the nasal cavity, and finally slides into the stomach and abdomen, the fine aftertaste, this oil fragrance has been echoing in the mind, so that eating in the mouth, it gives birth to a feeling of heart.)
In addition to buns, there are also hot dishes in the shop, vegetarian meat dishes, cold dishes and side dishes are also essential, sauce beef, marinated pork liver, these are very suitable for eating with buns. If you want to eat simple, generally speaking, a person can eat a bun for 10 yuan, a bowl of porridge, and a cold dish. Cold dishes recommend peeled egg tofu, tofu is local old tofu, strong bean flavor, and soft glutinous peeled eggs to eat together, absolutely. (Welcome to like the comment area, more wonderful content, please pay attention to / fall into the list)