Then, let's learn about Beijing culture in this issue!
Roast duck is a world-famous Beijing dish. It was developed by the Han people in Ming Dynasty in China, and it was court food at that time. The raw materials are high-quality meat duck, Beijing roast duck and fruit wood roasted with charcoal fire, with rosy color, fat but not greasy meat, crisp outside and tender inside. Beijing roast duck is divided into two factions, and the most famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing is the representative of the two factions. Because of its red color, tender meat, mellow taste, fat but not greasy, it is known as "delicious in the world"
Yang, founder of Quanjude Roast Duck, is from Yangjiazhai, Jixian County, Hebei Province. When he first arrived in Beijing, he bought and sold raw chickens and ducks in a street in the meat market outside Qianmen. Yang knows the methods of selling ducks like the back of his hand, and his business is booming. He scrimps and saves on weekdays, and his accumulated money snowballs.
Every day when Yang goes to the meat market to set up a stall to sell chickens and ducks, he will pass by a dried fruit shop called "Dejuquan". Although the signboard of this store is eye-catching, its business is declining. Tongzhi for three years (1864), the business collapsed and was on the verge of bankruptcy. Smart Yang seized this opportunity, took out his savings for many years, and bought the "Dejuquan" shop.
What brand name should I have if I have my own shop? Yang invited a Mr. Feng Shui to discuss. The gentleman walked around the shop twice, suddenly stopped, twisted his beard and said, "Oh, this is really a land of feng shui!" " Look at the two alleys on both sides of this shop, just like two sedan chairs. Building a building in the future is like eight sedan chairs, and the future is limitless! "
Mr. Feng Shui rolled his eyes and said, "However, in the past, this store was very unlucky and it was difficult to get rid of bad luck. Unless the old font name of' De Juquan' is reversed, it will be smooth. " Yang's words made me smile. The name "Quanjude" is just to his liking.
On the one hand, his name has the word "Du", on the other hand, "Ju De" means Ju De, who can flaunt his career or talk about virtue. So he named the shop "Quanjude" and asked the scholar Qian Zilong to write the three characters "Quanjude" and made a gold plaque to hang on the lintel.
Conclusion Although it is called Beijing Roast Duck, the founder of Beijing Roast Duck is not from Beijing, and Beijing Roast Duck is a snack with a long history.