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The development of Guangzhou's catering industry began to flourish during the Qing Dynasty, during which a large number of merchants from European and American countries poured into Guangzhou, and thousands of merchants gathered, providing a wide market for the development of Guangzhou's catering industry. During this period, in addition to the development of Cantonese tea houses, Western food also began to enter Guangzhou, and then, with the passage of time, there were many restaurants and restaurants that disappeared for various reasons, but some of them found their own positions in the development and have been operating to this day. We count the restaurants and restaurants that are still operating in Guangzhou and have a history of more than 100 years, including Lianxiang Building, Tao Tao Ju, Ronghua Lou... There is also a Western restaurant "Taipingguan Western Restaurant".
Taiping Restaurant May be the first Western restaurant in China to "Chinese its own Western restaurant" without compromise. In the hearts of the older generation of Guangzhou people, there is a high position, and whenever Western food is mentioned, everyone will mention "Taiping Restaurant Western Restaurant". Taipingguan Western Restaurant was founded in the eleventh year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (that is, in 1885 AD), the founder of the restaurant, Xu Laogao, was originally a chef in Shamian Qichang, deeply familiar with the cooking skills of Western food. Later, after he left the foreign firm, he opened a stall specializing in fried beef steaks to make a living in the Taiping ShaChengyuan Taiping Genglou on Yonghan South Road (today's South Beijing Road), attracting a large number of Chinese and foreign merchants, and later moved into the city wall, and named it Taipingguan, becoming the earliest Western restaurant in Guangzhou. After three generations of hard work, taipingguan business has become bigger and bigger, and later, a dining room in front of the building of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance was changed into a Taipingguan restaurant, which is where we see the "Taipingguan Western Restaurant" on the long-established street in front of the Finance Department building on Beijing Road today.
Before the "May Day" holiday, Shanshan Sanya came to Beijing Road to see the night view, because the time of arrival was still early, so they decided to go to the Taipingguan Western Restaurant to eat something first. On this day, the sky was raining, so there were not many pedestrians on the road, at this time, I found that the road in front of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance building was full of flowers, and I also smelled the fragrance of flowers when I walked on the road. At this time, I paid attention to the decoration on both sides of the street, all of which were all light and elegant colors, and I walked to the "Taipingguan Western Restaurant".
In front of the entrance of the Taipingguan Western Restaurant, there is a sign set up by the "Yuexiu Culture, Radio, Film and Television Press and Publication Bureau", and there is a passage on the sign that introduces the history of the "Taipingguan Western Restaurant". Walking into a restaurant is like coming to the home of an old friend who has not been visited for a long time, and when the door is pushed open, it is a familiar taste. The lighting in the restaurant is dim, there is a warm and romantic dining environment, and there are gold doors and windows, which is very emotional, and the whole decoration style has a feeling of Chinese and Western. There are also many nostalgic photos hanging on the walls, making people feel as if they have traveled back in time.
In the restaurant also hangs a photo of our beloved Premier Zhou, who in 1925 was invited to dine with friends at the Taiping Pavilion. In 1959 and 1963, Premier Zhou Enlai visited the Taiping Pavilion twice and proposed its expansion, and some people remember that he ate braised suckling pigeon and chicken shredded fried restaurant, so now the Prime Minister's set on the Taiping menu has two dishes: braised suckling pigeon and chicken fried rice. Today, Shanshan Sanya ordered a "Prime Minister's Package". The price of the Prime Minister's set menu is 158 yuan, and the price of Shanshan Sanya's online order is 108 yuan, and the waiter will remind me that online ordering is a 10% service charge. The Premier Package includes 1 serving of Chicken Soup with Butter, 1 serving of Braised Suckling Pigeon, 1 serving of Specialty Shredded Chicken Fried Rice, 1 serving of Monochrome Ice Cream, and 1 serving of Coffee or Milk Tea.
After ordering, it will soon start to serve, this Western food still abides by the order of Western food, first the butter meal bag, then the chicken soup, after drinking the soup, it will be on the braised pigeon and special chicken fried rice, and finally ice cream and milk tea. Usually we eat Western food in a certain order, there is a first dish, which plays an appetizing role; the second course is soup, which is divided into clear soup, cream soup, vegetable soup and cold soup; the third side dish and main course, the main dish is meat-based, there are also various noodles, risotto, pizza and so on. The fourth course is dessert, which also includes fruit and ice cream. But when the fried rice and braised pigeons were served, Shanshan Sanya thought in her heart: Isn't this Chinese food? Perhaps this is the special feature of taipingguan western restaurant, this century-old western restaurant signature dish is full of Chinese style, this style, perhaps from the founder made the first steak has been formed style, the original founder Xu Laogao, deeply understand the food of Guangzhou, he is worried that Guangzhou locals are not used to the taste of pure Western food, so in the fried steak to add Chinese soy sauce, his family's Western food also created a combination of Chinese and Western practices, loved by the neighbors, and continue this tradition to this day.
Today, Shanshan Sanya ordered the "Prime Minister's Package", in which the "braised pigeon" and "chicken fried rice" are to integrate Chinese cuisine into Western eating, more suitable for the tastes of locals, I don't know if this is the reason why this restaurant has been able to operate. Shanshan Sanya tasted the "Prime Minister's Package", the whole Chinese and Western combination of eating feels quite harmonious, in addition to the fear that the butter meal bag will be full of stomach to give up, the chicken soup tastes fragrant, braised pigeon skin crispy meat tender, fried rice fragrant, ice cream is very slippery... Although the taste of the whole set menu is not "amazing", it can make people eat all the time, and they can't stop...
In Guangzhou, the competition in the catering industry is very cruel, Taipingguan Western Restaurant has experienced hundreds of years of history, still exists, Shanshan Sanya feels that there are several points: first of all, the taste of food is the root of doing a good job, the combination of Chinese and Western special cuisine not only attracts the older generation of Guangzhou people, but also attracts many young people and travelers who are interested in history and food to patronize; secondly, many long-established services have been criticized, but in the Taipingguan Western Restaurant, you can still feel the enthusiasm of the service staff; finally, there are not many restaurants that can operate for more than a hundred years , this is a place full of feelings. Therefore, in the future, when I have the opportunity, I will come to taipingguan western restaurant to eat Western food.
So, have you heard of Beijing Road, the first Western restaurant in Guangzhou made by Chinese? What do you think of Western food that combines Chinese and Western practices? Isn't it particularly creative? If you have a chance to come to Guangzhou, will you try the "soy sauce Western food" here? What other Western foods have you eaten that make you reminisce? Welcome to leave a comment! This article is a copyrighted work, without the written authorization of Shanshan Sanya, it is strictly forbidden to carry, reprint, or wash the manuscript. If you need to reprint, please contact the author Shanshan Sanya, thank you.