Delicacies
Top-dollar delights
By Ye Jun (China Daily)
Updated: 2011-01-29 07:20
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Xiang E Qing is a high-end restaurant in Beijing specializing in regional cuisines.
Its name reveals it offers the spicy fare of Hunan province and the fantastic flavors of Hubei province. But it also proffers delectable dishes from Sichuan province and Cantonese delicacies.
Its success speaks to its quality - Xiang E Qing is one of very few restaurant groups listed on the Chinese stock market.
A new outlet called Jingying Xiang E Qing recently opened in Beijing. The new eatery is located inside a building in a big yard next to the original Xidan branch.
There are only private rooms on the west building's third floor. But there are both private rooms and a public dining area on the east building's first three stories. And the west building's 12th floor features a hall that can accommodate 50 guests.
The illustrated menu is a book made thick by the variety of offerings.
Good starters are black fungus, pork jelly with sauce and chopped chicken. Bamboo shoots are presented on ice like sashimi.
Good options for the next course include roasted pigeon, brown-braised pork served in a clay pot and a huge fish head sprinkled with chilies.
There are multiple dishes served in hot soup. These include stewed beef with potatoes, pork ribs with beanstalks and a mutton soup with carrots.
The restaurant is suitable for business dinners - the kind for which people are ready to pay handsome prices. The average cost is 300 yuan to 500 yuan ($46-76) a person.
(China Daily 01/29/2011 page12)
