Many of Beijing's snacks get their name because there is a super big name foodie, Cixi. In many famous beijing spots, it is surprising to find that the super big name Cixi appears frequently, and every spring, one of the snacks in Beijing called pea yellow begins to be happily listed. As a seasonal snack, the reputation of pea yellow is also followed by fun fun, and Cixi, who frequently comes and goes in many snacks, is also about to appear in this story.
It is said that one day, Cixi was sitting in Beihai meditating and resting, when she overheard the sound of beating gongs and shouting from the street, wondering in her heart, and asking what she was doing. Cixi was momentarily pleased, and summoned the man into the garden. The visitor saw Lafayette hurriedly kneeling down, and holding the kidney bean roll and pea yellow in both hands, and asked Lafayette to appreciate the light. Cixi tasted it, praised it, and left this person in the palace, making pea yellow and kidney bean rolls for her. Later generations once said that pea yellow was famous, and Cixi's function was not small.
Qing Palace pea yellow folk pea yellow although the same as the summer season good, they have a thickness and fine points, from the selection of ingredients and ingredients are different, folk pea yellow is called rough pea yellow, originally for the Hui folk snacks, generally made of small dates, in the temple fair and other occasions, placed in a wheelbarrow covered with wet blue cloth to sell, the court eats pea yellow on this basis to make improvements, with the highest white peas as raw materials, its preparation method is more refined, pea yellow is the pea boiled rotten sieved into a paste, plus sugar, osmanthus flowers, solidified and cut into two inches square, Less than half an inch thick small square, on top of a few pieces of honey cake, the color and taste are good, the texture is delicate and pure, the entrance is melted, belongs to the top product.
Tang Zengsun, a gourmand who lived in Taiwan after the Eight Flags, once mentioned pea yellow in his Beijing sweets, and he wrote in the text: Beiping's pea yellow is divided into two kinds of thickness, coarse pea yellow is drizzled in a sand pot and sold freshly, how much to buy, how much to buy, pushed down the street with a wheelbarrow to sell, the shelf type is not much different from selling cut cakes. As for the fine pea yellow, although it is not a rare thing, but the whole Of ping is not a few, to say that the level is enough to count the Dong'an market by Qinglin Chun Tea Estate Lao Du's high craftsmanship, Lao Du's business, to sell pea yellow, each piece is about four inches square, with hawthorn cake without two kinds of mountain planting cake, there was no refrigerator at that time, he had his own white iron skin put a natural ice Xiaoice box, about twenty or thirty pieces, every day at three or four o'clock in the afternoon to set up stalls, sold out. His pea yellow is guaranteed to be fresh, there is no overnight goods, the bean paste is filtered very finely, and there is absolutely no sense of rustle in the mouth. And the water is used just right. Not dry or thin, crispy in the mouth. Meet the old Du happy, sometimes also make a few pieces of mung bean yellow to sell, mung bean yellow method although similar to pea yellow, three volt days a piece, green, cold fragrance four, not only look at the shade, summer eat can also be summer detoxification, especially each piece is embedded with some date paste, jujube fragrance, more feel particularly delicious. Although selling pea yellow in Beiping is not unusual, but selling mung bean yellow, in Beiping Lao Du has to be counted as the first.
As a famous snack in Beijing, it is also a very seasonal snack, from the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar to the end of spring. In this period, eat more pea yellow, as well as urination, thirst quenching, and lower gas, detoxification, anti-inflammatory, remove heat, have the effect of lowering blood pressure, removing fat, and losing weight!
Which one in Beijing eats pea yellow?
1. Gokokuji Temple Snack Bar
93 Huguosi Street (opposite the Old People's Theater)
An old shop with a history of more than half a century, it is a "snack banquet" that combines snack boutiques and halal specialties into one feast.
Pea yellow and green pea yellow are delicious, delicate and fresh.
2. White Rice Cake
1st Floor, Cow Street Halal Supermarket, No. 5 Niu Street (near input hutong)
A counter inside the NiuJie Halal Supermarket, the road is not good, the environment is poor but the cattle are noisy, and there are long queues outside to buy.
The pea is a big yellow block, the taste is rusty, not sweet and fragrant, very delicate, and the feeling of melting in the mouth is really superb!
3. Man Heng Ji hot pot
No. 14 West Street, Ping'anli (southwest of Zhao Dengyu Junction)
Do not agree in advance that you will always need to queue, pea yellow homemade, the taste is soft, light and sweet, not greasy, very refreshing. The price is relatively inexpensive.
4. Imitation restaurant
Inside the east gate of Beihai Park, Jingshan West Street
There are forced grids, the court style is doubled, and the Beijing flavor is relatively complete.
Although many people say that the imitation is going downhill, the boxed pea yellow and kidney bean rolls are always of good quality and can't stop at all
5. Jinfang snacks
Ciqikou Metropolis Street South 1st Floor, Dazhong Electrical Appliances
The main business of halal snacks, pea yellow 12 pounds, buy how big can be,
The color is light, the taste is moist, the sweetness is just right, and it feels great when you take a bite
6. JudeHuatian barbecue season
No. 72 Xianyukou Hutong (near Qianmen Pedestrian Street)
The shop that sold out in the morning belongs to the state-run restaurant, the amount of dishes is quite sufficient, the peas are yellow and soft, the taste is good, and the entrance is sandy
7. That small restaurant
No. 10 Yong'an Lane outside JianguoMen
It is said that it was rebuilt from an ancient house, and it feels very simple to go in, and the small courtyard on the balcony is very chic.
Pea yellow is light yellow, delicate and pure, cool and sweet, and can stand up to scrutiny.
8. Sea Bowl House
No. 11 Zengguang Road (Northwest of Ganjiakou Building, Zengguang Road)
Decoration to "shop small two" are all Republican style, high popularity. Next to Yuyuantan, the main one is old Beijing fried sauce noodles.
9. Beiping Building
Peony Garden Xili No. 16 (near Peony Hotel)
All of them use old-fashioned square tables, and the food is mainly based on old Beijing style, from snacks to stir-fry and even roast duck, with a wide variety. Pea yellow taste is classic, very cost-effective, you can also order a platter directly.
10. White Family Compound
In the Lejia Garden, No. 15 Suzhou Street
Proper court style, waiters wear flags, will also greet "you auspicious", there are various performances during the banquet, drumming, tea art, face change, erhu and so on.
The atmosphere of the meal is active, and the pea yellow is not disappointed.