Beijing News (Reporter Wang Ping) December 22 is the winter solstice of the 24 solar terms, and the folk have the saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year, and the world is a small reunion". The Beijing News reporter learned from a number of well-known catering companies and time-honored brands in Beijing that the "winter solstice limited" flavor dumplings and a variety of warm winter new dishes continue to sell well. Towards the end of the year, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner reservations of many catering companies have also been officially launched.
On this year's winter solstice, Beijing Huatian's Huifeng Dumpling Building, which is known for its handmade dumplings, launched a limited flavor of tomato and egg dumplings. Sun Jing, manager of Huifeng Dumpling Building, told the Beijing News reporter that due to the juicy tomato soup, it is quite difficult to adjust the filling of dumplings, so the limited edition tomato and egg dumplings are limited to 100 dine-ins. In addition to the limited** new products, the traditional pork fennel, pork three fresh, mackerel, shrimp and other fillings are still the favorites of many old customers. Sun Jing said that Huifeng Dumpling House hand-wrapped dumplings have received a lot of customer reservations a week ago, and the traditional hot-selling dumplings are currently stocked according to about 3 times the amount of weekdays, and hand-wrapped raw dumplings, dumpling skins, dumpling fillings and other semi-finished products are also prepared. At present, the store is organizing manpower to increase the amount of ** on the day of the winter solstice to meet consumer demand.
The weather is cold around the winter solstice, and the demand for hot dishes such as boiling, stewing, shabu-shabu and roasting is booming in season, which is quite popular with consumers. Tongheju's Sichuan shellfish loquat roasted pear, tangerine peel and sugarcane horseshoe drink, two new hot drinks, the order rate has begun to rise recently. The new dish of sour soup mutton launched by Gulou** Restaurant during the winter solstice is called the "Two Treasures of the Winter Solstice" together with another signature kung fu radish. Wang Yanxue, the front office manager of the restaurant, said that in winter, it pays attention to eating mutton and tonic, and radish is also very suitable for pairing, so the combination of these two dishes is very popular with consumers.
In the cold winter, the folk have the Xi of eating mutton and mutton soup to ward off the cold and warm the body, and shabu mutton is also a winter solstice custom in old Beijing. With the launch of the "Taste of Beijing, Hot Pot Festival All Over the City" Discount Week and the promotion of "2023 Taste of Beijing Hot Pot Festival Experience Restaurant", Huifeng Shabu Restaurant, a subsidiary of Beijing Huatian, has become a signature dish that consumers have loved very much in recent times. Xu Shipeng, manager of Huifeng Shabu Shabu Restaurant, introduced that the best fresh mutton is made of lamb hind leg meat, and the chef manually peels, tendons and bones the fresh lamb leg, and then cuts it evenly according to the texture. This kind of mutton with the store's sesame sauce ingredients, coupled with the traditional fried red fruit of old Beijing as a winter hors d'oeuvres, has become a "fixed pairing" for many diners who know how to eat.
The Beijing News reporter also learned that as the end of the year approaches, a number of catering companies have recently launched reservations for the 2024 Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner reservation of the Royal Dining Restaurant under the cheap square is mainly recommended for 10 people, 1688 yuan**. The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner of Songhelou Beijing Rongke Store, Beijing Global ** Center Store, and Beijing Taijichang Store has 6 pairings from 4 to 16 people's meals, and Yuetan Store has two pairings: 6 people meal and 10 person meal. Youth Restaurant, Youth Commune, and Youth Star Chef Beijing District Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner**From 6 to 10 people, there are 5 different numbers and ** of **. At the same time, with the increase in the demand of diners for the special foods of well-known restaurant companies at the end of the year, Fengzeyuan has launched the mailing of special foods, including Fengzeyuan's knife-cut steamed buns, baked steamed buns, silver silk rolls and other special noodles, braised meatballs, rice noodle meat, Sixi meatballs and other dishes, consumers can choose to place orders and mail.
Edited by Wang Lin.
Proofread by Zhao Lin.