Yang Shoushan, whose real name is Ren Quan, is from Yangjiazhai, Jixian County, Hebei Province. In the early years of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, Yang Shoushan, who was clever and willing to work, arrived in Beijing and began to trade chickens and ducks. With a certain amount of savings, I sold the store selling dried and fresh fruits on Qianmen Street, "Dejuquan", and changed its name to Quanjude according to Mr. Feng Shui's words. At that time, the business of cheap shops in Mishi Hutong was booming, and the demand for roast duck was in short supply. Yang wants to roast duck by roasting pigs. After many experiments by Yang Shoushan and his colleagues, hanging roast duck finally succeeded. Its color and flavor are not inferior to that of braised roast duck. Quanjude didn't sell staple food at that time. When guests come to dinner, they should eat staple food. Let the apprentice go to the small restaurant next door to buy pancakes and stir-fry, and call from Zhengyang Building, Tianfu Hall and Hongqing Building of Chaoshou Hutong in the meat market. After more than ten years of operation, it developed into a famous restaurant in Xuan Tong and the Republic of China.
Quanjude can become a famous restaurant, the first reason is that the materials are solid, the chef is skilled and the operation is serious; The shopkeeper warmly entertained the customers. In the second year of Xuantong in Qing Dynasty, Quanjude expanded its facade and converted it into a two-story building. In addition to a scattered seat that can accommodate forty or fifty people at the same time, there are more than twenty single rooms in the store.
Roast duck is the main business variety of Quanjude, from duck selection, feeding, slaughter to barbecue. Quanjude selected Beijing stuffed ducks to pay attention to feeding within 100 days and weighing more than 5 kg before slaughter. After the duck is slaughtered and depilated, dig a small hole under the duck's right arm, put two fingers into the hole, take out the duck's internal organs, then wash the duck inside and out with clean water, blow the duck's skin with your mouth, insert a stalk on the duck's tail, then pour clean water into the hole under the duck's arm and sew the hole with silk thread. When everything is ready, hang the duck on the hook and roast it in the oven. In this way, the duck is roasted outside and cooked inside, and the skin is oily and yellow. People eat imported duck meat, the meat is tender, fat but not greasy, delicious and sweet, which makes people never tire of eating it.
During the Republic of China, the famous chef Xing Wu Yulai Quanjude was invited to Tianjin Deng Ying Building. His cooking is superb, and the fried dishes are delicious. Airball, steamed duck, crispy meatballs and walnuts are all his specialties.
After the death of Yang Shoushan, his son Yang Qing and three other brothers continued to run Quanjude. Tianjin Heather opened the first Quanjude semicolon. Since then, Quanjude Roast Duck has enjoyed a high reputation in Beijing and Tianjin. Quanjude's business declined after the July 7th Incident.
After liberation, Quanjude quickly resumed its development. 1950, in Beijing Xidan Branch (later Hongbin Building). 1959 in Wangfujing branch again. 1964, the head office of Qianmen Wairou Market was expanded, and a spacious and bright new store was built in front of the old store, that is, east of Qianwai Street, and an overpass was erected between the new and old stores to connect the new and old stores. 1979, Beijing Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant was built in Heping Gate.
Roast duck is very famous overseas. "It's a pity not to eat roast duck until you get to the Great Wall." This is a compliment from the foreign guests. Heads of state, heads of state, prime ministers and officials from nearly 200 countries and regions, including Gary, Gu Song, Heath, Jun Shu Haibei, Lee Kuan Yew, La Gandhi and Prince Sihanouk, have all visited the prestigious Quanjude. Quanjude branch opened in Tokyo, Japan on 1979. 1In May 1993, based on Beijing Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant, Qianmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant and Wangfujing Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant, Beijing Quanjude Roast Duck Group Co., Ltd. was established, and more than 60 member enterprises were integrated to form Beijing Quanjude Group. Quanjude's traditional duck stove has applied for a national patent; New fast-loading roast duck stove settled in the United States.