Beijing Pie

🌈It was almost 11 o'clock when we came out of Beihai Park. We searched for nearby food and saw that Heyan meat pie was on the must-eat list of food in 2023. Xiaohongshu also had many recommendations. It is a Beijing restaurant that you will not miss even if you order with your eyes closed. We immediately took a taxi there. - 🔖A small restaurant in Beijing Hutong with a very high cost performance, just downstairs from a residential building. It can be said that you can eat as much as you want for 60 yuan per person. We arrived at the restaurant at 11:30 and there were already many people queuing at the door. If you don't like to queue for a long time, you can choose to share a table. Fortunately, we waited for half an hour before we got a small table. The facade is simple, the interior is simple and bright, and the seats are a little tight, but the business is really hot❗️ - 📍Coordinates: No. 14 Xila Hutong (250m from Exit C of Jinyu Hutong, Subway Line ⑧) ▪️The geographical location is excellent, and Wangfujing Business District is nearby. You can go shopping after eating. - 🌈 Choice barrier Directly group buy 128 double set meal, the dishes are very large, two people can't finish it, it can be said that 4 people are just right, the cost performance is super high. ▪️ Kung Pao Chicken Legs: Every table must order ❗️ Chicken leg + peanuts + dried chili, the meat is firm and tender, the taste is sweet and sour with a little spicy ~ Sisters who like sweet and sour taste, must go for it‼ ️ ✔️ Heyan Meat Pie [Beef] 🈶️ Beef, mutton, pork, three kinds, I chose "beef". Highly recommended 🎉 is the kind of thin skin and large filling, the meat filling is full and not loose, the beef is full of fat, the pie skin is slightly crispy and tough! The hidden way of eating in Beijing is to dip it in vinegar when eating. ▪️ Hot and sour melon strips: refreshing and greasy, sweet and sour taste ▪️Hot and Sour Soup: hot and sour, appetizing, rich ingredients 🈶️eggs, fungus, tofu, shredded pork, 🈵️a big bowl, several bowls in a row. ▪️Qianlong cabbage: crisp, sweet and sour, it's just cabbage with sesame sauce, I don't like it. Beijing Food｜Wangfujing Food｜Food Exploration｜Come with me to explore the store｜Food in the Hutong｜2023 Must-eat List

Beef patties: The meat is rich and tasty, and the meat is large. You can feel the freshness of the meat as soon as you eat it. Don't be fooled by the open top. The meat filling is very neat and will not fall out. It would be better if the skin could be baked more. Sesame sauce and sugar biscuits: Eat it while it's hot. The skin is thin and crispy. The sesame sauce is sweet in one bite. The sweetness is just right, not too sweet. Hot and sour melon strips: The melon strips are pickled for a long time, especially flavorful, sour and spicy, and are a perfect match for meat patties. Millet porridge: The millet is glutinous and fresh, suitable for meat patties.

Several colleagues from other places couldn't forget the Hutong dish they had last time: Heyan meat pie, so they came to visit the restaurant again. This time, they chose the "Beijing roast duck meat pie" which is a test of skill. The meat pie tastes fresh and juicy, and the selection of ingredients must be quite particular. Generally, duck meat is difficult to absorb water, and the water retention is insufficient, resulting in a woody taste. The chef's skills of this restaurant are still quite recognized by us foodies. The knife skills of the fried kidney flower made me extremely comfortable. The processing was clean and neat, the taste was moderate, the taste was refreshing, and the aftertaste was just right. The stir-fried shredded kohlrabi basically stayed in the memory of the last century. Although it is not a big dish, the thought of this hutong skewers was instantly pulled back. It is fresh, crisp and sweet, with very little seasoning, and the original taste of kohlrabi is the most prominent. I like this original taste! The dish of Laba garlic fried pork intestines is well-known among Beijing's hutong dishes. The style of this restaurant is soft, tender and smooth, suitable for all ages. The vegetarian fried pancake is the only dish that we foodies have a common opinion on. The seasoning is appropriate and just right, and the smell of the pot is full. According to the exquisite way of eating at home, three chopsticks are placed in the bowl, and half a spoonful of garlic juice is poured on it while it is hot. The fried pancake is kept dry and has a hint of burnt fragrance on the edge. The garlic fragrance curls out under the heat. It is definitely a long-lost feeling (note that the feeling of fried pancakes must be this kind of hot stir-fry just out of the pan! The takeaway is already gone)

Located in the old Beijing area of ​​Wangfujing, the center of the imperial city, near Donghuamen, the restaurant has authentic taste, generous portions and reasonable prices. The dishes inherit the flavor of old Beijing home cooking, making people who come to Beijing to travel feel at home. We recommend beef patties, which are juicy, meaty and not greasy; Kung Pao chicken uses chicken thighs, which are tender and chewy. If you order a few authentic snacks from old Beijing, such as fried sausage and pimple soup, you can save money and feel the "sense of belonging to home", killing two birds with one stone. In addition, the service here is not discounted. The staff will always help you add water, and will remind you to take your belongings with a smile when you leave the store, which is rare.

Although I have been to Beijing many times, I don't know this city very well. Xila Hutong should be regarded as an extremely ordinary alley in the huge city of Beijing. There may be no legends, and there will be no legends because of the existence of a meat pie shop. But after visiting the Heyan Meat Pie Shop, I still remember this Xila Hutong because of this small shop. It was raining when I arrived at the store. I turned and turned from the main road into the alley and found that this store was next to a vegetable market. There are also many restaurants around. It was lunch time, and many people seemed to be residents of the surrounding area. Entering the store, the [environment] was a bit unexpectedly good. Eight-immortal tables, carved high-backed wooden chairs, and paintings on the wall reflecting the style of old Beijing: Temple of Heaven, corner tower, quadrangle, every frame has a story. The half-open private room is separated by a wooden hollow screen, and the door of the private room is also an antique wooden carved door panel. The whole environment is quite old Beijing. This is in sharp contrast to the plain door head. Among the meat pies with many fillings, I finally chose Beijing roast duck meat pies to make up for the fact that I didn't eat roast duck properly this time in Beijing. The result was pleasantly surprised. I didn't regret missing the recommended beef pies or my favorite pork and green onion pies. Instead, I felt that I would still struggle whether to eat this Beijing Dark Beijing Pie with a very Beijing flavor next time. The meat pies are of the standard northern style, with thick skin on one side and thin skin on the other side. The color is bright yellow, and it feels like it is sizzling in the pan when it is served on the table. The whole pie is cut into several pieces, and the thickest layer is the meat slice in the middle. I fell in love with the unique fragrance and tenderness of roast duck meat after taking a bite. Qianlong cabbage is also a wonderful dish. As a typical authentic northerner, I have an instinctive love for cabbage. The cabbage used in this dish is the core part of the cabbage that was very precious in the winter in the north in "ancient times". The leaves look dry and fluffy, but they are crisp and tender when you eat them. The leaves are poured with thick sesame sauce and decorated with black sesame seeds. A mouthful of refreshing cabbage is mixed with smooth, sticky and fragrant sesame paste, which is really like the enjoyment of Emperor Qianlong. The traditional Beijing-style garda soup is both beautiful and delicious. The dough is evenly distributed, and the tomato and egg flavors are rich, which feels like the warmth in the courtyard. Meat pie and pie are a kind of pasta that is very common and daily in the north. Heyan Meat Pie Shop presents it in a more authentic and refined environment and way, which has a different charm. The English name is Beijing Pie, and the atmosphere of the market under the palace wall comes out. Perhaps, it is also a kind of temperament of Beijingers.

I walked here from the Forbidden City, which took about half an hour. The food here is really good. We ordered the signature dishes: Kung Pao Chicken and beef patties, as well as cabbage and fried sausage. It is authentic Beijing cuisine, highly recommended!