Top 10 Beijing Suburbs’ Best Farm-To-Table Food

Edible mushrooms are a kind of low fat food with high protein, rich vitamin and minerals. The edible fungi also have medicinal properties. The mushroom park takes the lead in the mushroom cultivation in the surrounding area in Yongledian Town of Tongzhou District.

In the farm park, you have the chance to taste the local famous mushroom feast with dozens of mushroom recipes, old and innovative ways of fungi cooking, from the local high-quality fungi ingredients.

The fish park has a good environment, ponds, flowers and grasses, attracting myriad migrant birds; wooden boardwalks connect the outdoor ponds, creating an eco-wetland that showcases the harmonious match among people, animals and plants. The restaurant in the park known as Yudao Restaurant (鱼道餐厅) cooks an all fish feast. The restaurant inherit the China’s fish culture, where people enjoy the all fish feast, immersed in the rich China fish culture while tasting the delicious food.

There are numerous outlets and restaurants in Yanxi Town where you may relax, drinking, having a bite of cooked trout, barbecued or eat raw coupled with local vegetable produce.

Yanxi Nightless Valley is considered the place to savor the local trout dishes. The nightless is about 15 km long lined with different kinds of restaurants, bars and resorts. Choose a restaurant, sit down, order a handful local farm dishes, a bottle of wine and of course, barbecued trout and sliced raw trout with mustard.

Chaoliangzi Village is surrounded by mountains on four sides with fresh air, green mountains and clear water. The village also looks orderly, neat and clean, with all wall surface uniformly painted faint yellow and decorated with vivid labor-themed frescos conveying a strong farmhouse atmosphere.

Almost all the household raises rabbits. What is the unique feature that sets the village different from other rabbit raisers is that they feed the rabbits with the feed containing a kind of herbal medicine. Its rabbit feast is alluring to all visitors. The rabbits are cooked in various ways including barbecue, hot and pepper and deep-fried.

Self-drive: Drive along the Beijing-Chengde Expressway and exit Huairou; continue to drive for 2km and enter the Entrance 3 at the Open Roundabout along the No. 111 National Highway; – get to the Tanghekou Bus Station and turn left, and then drive forwards to see a sighnboard. After that, drive to the Baonian Road, and continue driving for about four kilometers. (“Rabbit Feast” sign on the left side of the road).

There are over 100 households in Liugou Village, a large village in the countryside around Beijing. Liugou Village has been developed into a folk culture village offering the well known “Tofu Feast” or “Bean Curd Banquet” and farmhouse inn service for urban residents and oversea travelers. Almost all the households in the village are specialised in making Tofu Banquet.

Beijing Miyun ReserviorIt was built in September,1960, and is the largest reservoir in Beijing area. Two main rivers, Chaohe and Baihe, flow into Miyun Reservoir.

The panoramic surrounding as well as the peaceful atmosphere around Miyun Reservoir has attracted thousands of visitors as at the same time enable it to be one of the most attractive scenic areas of Northeastern Beijing.

The reservoir fish are the big draw for all visitors coming to Miyun. Its reservoir fish head recipes are much sought after. Fresh fish heads are stewed with condiments like ginger, garlic, onion, and salt. The fish is tender and delicious.

Research shows Court Chickens are both nutrient and delicious due to some unique elements contained in their bodies. Many villagers in Yufa Town in Daxing District raise Court Chickens. Chickens raising has increased their income and enrich the dishes of the urban residents. Their chickens are warmly welcome by the supermarkets around Beijing. The temptation to come to Yufa Town is always great and many local resident would come to Yufa Town in Daxing to savor the delicious chickens made by the local restaurants.

Watermelon is not only a seasonal fruit in summer, it is nutrient with rich vitamins and protein. Recipes with the ingredient of watermelons are nutrient, cooling off, appetizing and diuretic effect.

Daxing’s watermelon feast contains 16 courses of dishes cooked with the ingredients of watermelon’ flesh and rind. They have a handful tastes – sour, sweet, salty, and spicy. After savoring the watermelon feast, you may walk to Daxing Watermelon Museum for some knowledge of watermelon culture.

Many local villagers offer food and accommodation. Among other, walnut is the most famous specialty in Lingshui Village. Walnut dishes are welcomed by visitors coming to the village. Its medicinal nutrition meets the demand of the people in the modern time. The dishes with the walnut ingredients are favored by the visitors to the village.

Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne at the age of 15 and died in 1521 at the age of 30. He was an emperor in dispute. Some say Zhengde was not interested in all state affairs. His actions have been thought as reckless, foolish. In many cases he showed a lack of responsibility. However, some modern historians agree to view his rule in a new light and argue that his actions similar to that of his successors such as Wanli was a direct response to the bureaucratic network that the Ming Dynasty was set in its later half.

For local villagers in Kangling Village, they show great leniency to Zhengde Emperor. As the tomb keepers of Kangling, they are more interested in the positive stories and mysteries surrounding Zhengde Emperor. One thing that still benefits Kangling Village people is the famous spring pancakes named “Zhendge Spring Pancake”. Kangling Village is well known for making the best spring pancakes in Beijing. Spring pancakes originated in the southern China. The making of spring pancakes was brought back by Zhengde Emperor on his military epxpedition to the south of China. Many urban residents of Beijing come to Kangling Village to savour the yummy pancakes.

Planning your Beijing tour? Visiting a local village and having a bite of the local food is an interesting experience.

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