Mal and I followed Alex’s advice and ate in the, “Made in China” restaurant in the Hyatt hotel near the Forbidden City. What a delicious meal. The cuisine is local to Beijing.
The nibbles, which accompanied our aperitif, were pickled fava beans smothered in an unfamiliar green herb, and pickled pieces of lotus and turnip served with pieces of dried fish.
Our main course consisted of duck livers served with scone-like pancakes,(sorry, don’t know how else to describe them) scallions and hoison sauce, a pie made with shortcrust pastry, filled with ground lamb, seasoned with cumin and cardamom, and pork in brown sauce (menu description) with cashew and macadamia nuts.
The sommelier, Heiko Roeder from Nuremberg, helped us choose our wine; a superb organic Sauvignon Blanc from Argentina. It was a little more fragrant than we are accustomed to, and was a perfect complement to the spicy food.
We rounded the meal off in the Lobby Bar by sharing a dessert of Crème Brule served with a compote of plums, accompanied by cognac and aged port.
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