Hubei hotpots all fired up

(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-12-08 14:34

Chu Tian Hong (楚天鸿酒家) is one of those Beijing restaurants, which has plenty of tasty choices, at low prices. Average spending is between 30-50 yuan per person, and from today the Hubei-style restaurant is offering half-price discounts over the next five days.

The restaurant has a festive red facade and cultural paintings hanging on the walls, featuring an ancient Chinese bell and a phoenix totem.

The restaurant is famous for its Hubei-style simmered chicken soup (湖北煨老鸡), old duck soup (老鸭汤), a tender and tasty longsnout catfish with soup served in stone pot (石锅鮰鱼), and sour and spicy fish slices (酸椒鱼片).

Seafood is a specialty in Hubei and the restaurant serves fish balls, soft-shelled turtles, spicy and sour fish head and fish slices.

"One pot of freshness" (荆州一锅鲜) has two different kinds of fish balls and fish cake in a tasty fish head soup.

Hubei-style brown braised pork chop (楚天红烧肉) is tasty but not greasy, and is served with dried kidney beans.

Soft-shelled turtle (荆沙甲鱼) is considered a nutritious dish, especially good this season, tasting fresh and slightly spicy.

11 am-2 pm, 4-10 pm. West of Zhengfusi Lu, Sijiqing, Haidian District, next to east gate of Academy of Agricultural Science. 5150-2691. 海淀区四季青正福寺路西(农科院东门旁)