Beijing cuisine
EdwinBayer
How to buy pig liver:<br /><br /> Pig liver is rich in nutrients and tastes good, making it very popular among eaters. Pig liver is divided into powder liver, facial liver, hemp liver, stone liver, dead pig liver, and irrigated pig liver. The first two are superior, the middle two are second, and the last two are inferior. <br /><br />Powder liver and face liver: Both soft and tender in quality. You can insert it into the incision with a little force on your fingers. It will taste fresh and tender after cooking. The difference is that the former is like chicken liver, while the latter is ochre red. <br /><br />Ma liver: There is an obvious white network on the reverse side. The incision site is not as tender and soft as the powder liver and the face liver by hand. It is tough after cooking and cannot be chewed. <br /><br />Stone liver: Dark red in color and harder in quality than all three above. It is not easy to insert with a little effort on your fingers. You need to chew more when eating before it becomes rotten. <br /><br />Dead pig liver: purplish red in color, blood overflows after incision, and a few have thick water blisters. After the seller dug it out, although there was no trace, there was no umami flavor after cooking. Because the soup and stir-fried food were short heating time, it was difficult to kill the bacteria, which was harmful to health after eating. <br /><br />Irrigation pig liver: The color is red and white, which is fuller than the pig liver without irrigation. The place where the finger is pressed will sink and recover for a while. Water will overflow from the incision. After a short period of high temperature, bacteria will be carried, which is not conducive to health.
MacyErdman
"White pork casserole" is a traditional delicacy in old Beijing. The best ones made in Beijing are Beijing's time-honored brand "Casserole House Restaurant". <br />This dish is actually very simple to prepare, but the eating method is very particular. There are also some dipping ingredients served along with the white meat casserole. The dipping is made from sesame paste, chili oil, soy tofu and chive flowers. According to guests 'needs, you can also add some mashed garlic, pepper oil, rice vinegar, etc., which can be added according to guests' own preferences. In short, Beijingers eat very carefully. <br />In the past, white meat casserole was served with Beijing-style staple foods such as sesame cakes. Now there are more rice served with it, and white meat casserole is served as soup. The recipe for this "Old Beijing Casserole White Meat" is as follows;