Dining in Beijing
- April 24, 2001
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Anne-Marie from Vienna, Virginia
Our chinese colleagues took us out for lunch to a busy chinese restaurant in the "Silicon Valley" of Beijing. The restaurant had several private rooms. The 6 of us got one to ourselves. We were seated at a round table with a turntable in the middle which makes sharing the dishes very easy.
We asked for the typical americanized Wonton Soup and Egg Roll. They do not have them. However, they have Cashew Chicken, Beef & Broccoli and Fried Rice. Our chinese colleagues ordered the proverbial Peking Duck and several other dishes, banquet style, for us to share. The Peking duck is eaten wrapped in pancakes with scallions and hoisin sauce. We all decided that chinese food in Beijing is much tastier than chinese food in the States. We abandoned the Cashew Chicken, Beef & Broccoli and Fried Rice that we ordered for the more exotic dishes our chinese friends did. We have never seen so much food for 6 people. Our friends ended up taking several boxes of leftovers home.
From journal Beijing, the whirlwind tour