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Beijing's Best Peking Duck: A Culinary Adventure

Eating At The Best PEKING DUCK Restaurant In BEIJING 🇨🇳

Destination:ChinaCity:ChongqingPopulation: 32 million
Eating At The Best PEKING DUCK Restaurant In BEIJING 🇨🇳
Alan & Shannon18 min

Eating At The Best PEKING DUCK Restaurant In. This was filmed by Alan & Shannon. Watch the full journey and explore the filming details and destinations on this page.

We met up with our friend Lu again, who showed us around Beijing in our last video. He takes us to Siji Mingfu. This was pretty much the best thing we have ever eaten, it was out of this world. Massive thanks to Lu for this experience and helping us have the best time in China's capital city.

--- Alan & Shannon
January 14, 2024, Winter in China

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Alan and Shannon visit Siji Mingfu in Beijing with their friend Lu, who helps them navigate the extensive menu. They try Peking duck, including crisp skin dipped in sugar, and learn how to assemble pancakes with duck, cucumber, scallions and garlic paste. The meal also includes barbecue lamb, jellyfish, cabbage, vinegar yellow fish and rolling donkey dessert. Their reactions focus on the tender duck, the different accompaniments and the crispy outside and soft inside of the fish. The video combines a restaurant review with a shared meal and an explanation of how to enjoy the dishes.

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Eating At The Best PEKING DUCK Restaurant In BEIJING 🇨🇳

Ordering at Siji Mingfu

Alan and Shannon visit Siji Mingfu in Beijing with their friend Lu, who helps them work through the restaurant's extensive menu. The restaurant is known for Peking duck, but the meal includes a range of other dishes as well. The guests examine the menu, choose food and drinks, and wait for the dishes to arrive. The atmosphere includes awards on the walls and attentive staff who explain the ways different foods can be served. Lu's help makes the ordering process easier, especially when the menu includes many choices beyond roast duck.

Peking duck and its accompaniments

The duck is the central dish of the meal. Alan and Shannon describe its skin as crisp and layered, while the meat is tender. They try the skin dipped in sugar and discuss how the texture and flavor change with different condiments. The restaurant staff explain how to make a duck pancake using soft pancakes, sliced duck, cucumber, scallions and garlic paste. The couple experiment with fillings to find combinations they like. One chapter recalls childhood memories of duck, connecting the meal with personal experience as well as the Beijing restaurant.

Other dishes at the table

Their meal also includes barbecue lamb, duck breast with skin, jellyfish and cabbage, vinegar yellow fish and rolling donkey dessert. They describe the lamb as tender and the yellow fish as crisp on the outside and fluffy inside, with a sweet-and-sour glaze. The guests appreciate the service and the explanations of condiments and preparation. The review follows their reactions course by course, and the shared meal gives them a chance to thank Lu for guiding them through the menu. The video is a record of this particular restaurant visit and the dishes they selected.

FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)

Q: What was the best part of the meal?
A: Alan says he enjoyed every dish, describing the whole meal as a very good experience rather than choosing just one course.
Q: How did they describe the Peking duck?
A: They describe the duck skin as double-layered, crisp on the outside and soft as they bite into it. The meat is tender enough to melt in the mouth, and they say it tastes like meat rather than skin.
Q: Which dish surprised them most?
A: The vinegar yellow fish surprised them: its outside was crisp while the flesh inside was soft and fluffy. They also enjoyed the sweet-and-sour glaze, which made it stand out among the dishes.

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Beijing's Best Peking Duck: A Culinary Adventure

Scottish couple Alan & Shannon savor the best Peking duck in Beijing, a truly unforgettable culinary experience in China's capital.

Beijing Peking Duck: Siji Mingfu Restaurant Review

Alan and Shannon, a Scottish couple, recount their incredible culinary adventure in Beijing. Guided by their friend Lu, they indulge in a truly unforgettable Peking duck experience at the renowned Siji Mingfu restaurant. Their description paints a vivid picture of the dish's exquisite taste and the overall exceptional experience, highlighting the generosity and help of their friend in making their trip to China's capital city so memorable.

Attractions in this video: Peking Duck Restaurant