Comments on: Eating Beijing: Hooked on Heat

By: Mika

Mika — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:33:00 +0000

Hi There!

What is the name of the dish with more chili than chicken bits? That is soooo delicious! I had that one time I visited Beijing, but I do not recall what is the name of the dish.
Do you have a recipe for that here in the site?

I'd like to try to cook that by myself!:)

By: christine

christine — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:54:00 +0000

Wow, Bee, everything looks hot and mouthwatering. I can feel my salivary glands going into overdrive. I can’t wait! :) Thank you for sharing your experience in Beijing and all the photos.

By: e-man

e-man — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:31:00 +0000

Man, that looks awesome!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:40:00 +0000

Hi Rasa, I’m heading to Beijing for the first time next week. I’ll be there for 3 nights. If you had to choose, which places/dishes would you recommend that I do not miss ? Rgds, Rick

By: Chubbypanda

Chubbypanda — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:40:00 +0000

*sniff* I miss New Shanghai.

By: Ming_the_Merciless

Ming_the_Merciless — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:39:00 +0000

The shrimp dish looks good but I don’t like peeling my own shrimp. :-)

I know, I know! I’m spoilt and lazy. I prefer my shrimp peeled. Or as my mom does it, she split the shrimp on the shell into half so it’s easy to extract the meat without getting the fingers dirty.

By: iCookFood

iCookFood — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:34:00 +0000

That's what I'm talking about!!! Your photos show the reason I don't eat Chinese food in the UK anymore. None of my friends that haven't been to Beijing understand. They just can't comprehend the sight and taste of such food.

Your photos have left me salivating. I WANT SOME OF THAT FOOD!!!!!

With some of the comments though... I'm left wondering, like always, is it Sichuan, or Szechuan? Is it just due to the different two main transliteration methods that there always seems to be two versions of this region?

Also, as much as I'll hate you for it, you should got a take similarly good photos of a really decent Sichuan hotpot while you're there!!! ;-)

By: Wandering Chopsticks

Wandering Chopsticks — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:16:00 +0000

RM,
I can’t afford to go to the real Chung King. So I just go to the restaurant in San Gabriel when I have a Sichuan food craving. It’s good. I can actually smell the peppercorns on their spareribs.

By: babe_kl

babe_kl — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:31:00 +0000

aha, so these are the few dishes you told me huh??? great to keep you warm, right?

By: Nate 2.0

Nate 2.0 — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:58:00 +0000

Sichuanese really know how to cook with their chiles. But sometimes all you taste is chile and your mouth gets numb to any other flavor.