Northwest China is unique in its cuisine and is primarily consisted of Shaanxi or Qin Cuisine 秦菜 and Gansu or Long Cuisine 陇菜. Here’s a casual eatery that specialises in this school of cuisine.
An’g Restaurant is a franchise brand featuring Shaanxi snacks and focussing on Shaanxi cuisine. With the business philosophy of “handmade on the spot”, it uses natural ingredients and unique cooking techniques of Shaanxi to consumers in a modern way.
Shaanxi is all about carbohydrates and almost every other dish in the menu features a form of starch.
Our Carbo-Packed Lunch
肉夹馍 Pita Bread Stuffed with Pork
肉夹馍 Pita Bread Stuffed with Pork was stuffed with diced stewed pork belly and pork trotters simmered with soy sauce and signature spices until tender. Savoury and greasy, the toasted flatbread soaked up all the flavours of the sauce. No wonder they call it the Chinese hamburger.
油泼秦川黄牛肉 Local Beef in Chilli Oil
秦川牛 Qinchuan Cattle is one of the five native cattle breed found in China, and it is known for its strong flavour and ample amount of meat. They are not known for their marbling and are often used as stew or braise. 油泼秦川黄牛肉 Local Beef in Chilli Oil uses this kind of beef with minced garlic, chilli and fresh parsley.
肥瘦羊肉串 Lamb Kebabs
羊肉串 Lamb Kebabs are Xinjiang food, but they are available everywhere these days. The portion of meat on the kebabs is quite small at many places, so it’s a good idea to order at least 10 kebabs to get a good filling of meat.
西北冷串串 Skewers in Chilli Oil
This dish is so Szechuan and I was surprised to find it here too.
脆瓜花生 Pickled Cucumber and Peanuts
Refreshing, crunchy cucumbers marinated in garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil. Comes with raw peanuts too.
水盆羊肉 Mutton Soup
The current form of mutton soup 水盆羊肉 existed since the Ming dynasty Chongzhen period (1628-44), and the characteristics of this particular mutton soup is the clear stock, and the ingredients are combined separately. These are traditionally accompanied by some 锅盖 baked wheat bread that you can break into small pieces to soak in the soup as they tend to be very dry and hard to eat on its own.
砂锅莴笋尖 Sautéed Romaine Lettuce in Casserole
How do you know this is different from the usual sautéed vegetables? The presence of the dried chilli.
Overall a pleasant eatery, value for money and authentic Shaanxi cuisine in one of the most expensive mall in Beijing.
安记食肆 An’g Bazaar
北京朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城B1北区NB1024
Tel : +86 18601343327
Visited Oct 2024
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