OldBeijingRestaurantIwenttoafamousrestaurantlastSunday,whichwascalledOldBeijingrestaurant.ItusesmanydecorationswhicharefullofstrongBeijingcharacteristicstoadorntheceilingandfurniture.Thecolorsoftableclothandfurniturearered.Themostbeautifulthinginthisrestaurantisthesculptureonthewallofhall.Themainthemeofthissculptureisthedragonwhichrepresentstheimperialpowerandnoblefamily.Thedecorationofthisrestaurantiselegantwhichmakeconsumersfeelenjoyable.Afterlistingtothewaiters’introductionofthedishes,Ichosefourdishesfrommenu.ThewaitersaidthattheLargemeatball(ShiZiTou)istherecommenddishintheirrestaurantandalmostalltheconsumerschosenthisone.Afterseeingthisdish,Ithoughtitlooksverybeautiful.Ihaveeatenthisdishformanytimes.WhenChinesepeoplewanttocelebratesomethinghappytheymaymakethisdish.SoitisalsocalledSixiBallsorFour-joyMeatballs.ManyforeignfriendsgavethisdishaninterestingthatFourHappyMeatballswhichcanshowtheuseofthisdishonweddingbanquet.IthoughtthisrestaurantmakeaverydeliciousLargemeatballs.Whenitwastakenonthetable,Isawthegreenvegetablescoverthesefourmeatballs.Itsmellsgoodandthemeatandthesaucearedelicacywhichattractsme.Aftereatingtheballs,ittastedsoftandtender.Iknowntherecipeofthecookingthisdishthatthemeatshouldbecutupbyhandsbutnotcuttingbythemeatgrinder.Theotherrecipeisusethemarmitetostewthemeat.ThefamoustraditionalChinesePainterZhangDaqianwasgoodatcookingtheLargemeatballs.IhavecookedtheLargemeatballathome,butIdidnotmakethemeatelasticlikethisrestaurant.IthoughttheLargemeatballinOldBeijingrestaurantseemeduseseldom-usedwaytocookthisdish.Afteraskingthecookforthisdish,Iknowthatheputsomeeggwhiteinthemeatwhichmakesthemtastegood.ThecookwayofLargemeatballinnorthofChinaisdifferentwithitinSouthofChina.PeoplewholiveinsouthofChinatendtoputthechufainthemeatwhichmakesthemeatballtastealittlesweet.Aftereatingthismeal,ItrytoresearchhowtocooktheLargemeatballbymyself.AndIthoughtifIcannotcookitwell,Icantakemyparentsandotherfriendstocometothisrestaurantagaininthefuture.BTGFragrantHillHotelIhaveanunforgettabledininginBTGFragrantHillHotel.Thedecorationsanddishesleftmeadeepimpression.ThebuildingofBTGFragrantHillHotelwasdesignedbythedesignmasterPeiLeohMingwhichwaslocatedonthewesternhillsofBeijing.BecauseitsettledinFragrantHillGarden,ithasthenameasBTGFragrantHillHotel.BTGFragrantHillHotelisveryfamousforitsnaturalenvironmentandservicefacility.ThebuildingofBTGFragrantHillHotelislikeaBeijingcourtyardwhichincludesChineserestaurant,Westernrestaurant,coffeehouseandbar.IatethatmealinChineserestaurant.Thenaturalsceneanddeliciousdishmademefeelwell.Ipreferredadishcalledred-cookedpork.ItisahomestyledishesinChinesepeople’skitchen.ManyChineseisfamiliarwiththisdish.Red-cookedporkinBTGFragrantHillHotelhasaverydifferenttaste.Thisdishhasbeautifulredcolorwhichprovidesadeliciousimaginationforconsumers.Icancookthisdishinmykitchen,butaftertastethered-cookedporkthere,Icuriouswhythecookcanmakethisdishsodelicious.Soafterthemeal,ItalkedwiththecookinthisBTGFragrantHillHotel.HeletmetointroducetheproducersthatIcookthered-cookedpork.Itoldhimmywaytocookthat.Usually,Iusethestreakyporktocookthisdish.AndIdecocttheporkforabout5or7minutes.Thenpulltheportoutoftheoilandputthemonaplate.Ithinkthemostimportantstepforcookingthered-cookedporkissugaringoff.Puttingtherockcandyonthepanandusingthesmallfiretoboilthesugar.Whenthecandymelts,theporkshouldbe...
