Xi Ya Cai Yuan Hunan Cuisine (Beijing Station Branch)
湘菜 · ⭐ 4.7
No. 391, Chaoyangmen South Street, Jianguomen Subdistrict (near Beijing Railway Station and Wangfujing)

Dishes
Chef's Secret Baked CatfishChef's secret-braised catfish made with fresh catfish, marinated and baked in the oven. Coated with a special sauce and roasted with vegetables or seasonings for tender, flavorful meat.
Stir-Fried Tender LoofahStir-fried fresh loofah is a home-style dish made with fresh loofah. Peel and slice the loofah, then stir-fry with garlic in hot oil, add a little salt and water to gently cook until tender yet crisp. Simple preparation highlights the natural flavor of the ingredients.
Stir-Fried Beef with Yellow OnionStir-fried Yellow Beef is a dish made primarily with yellow beef and vegetables. To prepare it, slice the yellow beef thinly, marinate it with seasonings to infuse flavor, then quickly stir-fry it together with garlic, ginger, chili peppers, and other ingredients to maintain the beef's tender texture.
Spicy Pot Stewed Smelly Mandarin FishDry-braised stinky mandarin fish is made from fresh mandarin fish, marinated and fermented before cooking. The fish is salted and seasoned with spices for several days to develop its unique flavor, then stir-fried in a dry pot with chili, Sichuan pepper, ginger, garlic, and other ingredients to make the flesh tender and flavorful.
Spicy Pepper and Century Egg MixLai Jiao Pidan is a dish primarily made with preserved eggs and green peppers. The preparation involves roasting the green peppers until their skins turn blackened, peeling them, then placing them together with the preserved eggs into a mortar. Seasonings are added, and the mixture is crushed with a pestle until the ingredients are thoroughly blended, resulting in a unique texture and flavor.
Xiangxi Rural Chicken SoupXiangxi local chicken soup made with free-range chickens from Xiangxi, seasoned with ginger slices, goji berries, and red dates, slowly simmered in clear water to preserve the chicken's natural flavor and nutrients.
Stir-fried smoked bamboo shoots with preserved porkSmoke-braised bamboo shoots stir-fried with cured pork is a traditional delicacy, primarily made from smoked bamboo shoots and preserved pork. The preparation involves soaking the smoke-braised bamboo shoots in advance, slicing the cured pork and stir-frying it to render out the fat, then adding minced garlic, chili peppers, and other seasonings to sauté until fragrant. Finally, the soaked bamboo shoots are added and stir-fried until fully flavored, ready to be served.
Pork LiverThis dish features fresh pork liver as the main ingredient, carefully prepared and stir-fried with appropriate seasonings. It has a bright red color, tender texture, and is rich in nutrition.
Braised Tofu Noodles in Clay PotPotato noodle soup is a home-style dish made primarily with potatoes. After slicing the potatoes into thin strips, they are stir-fried with minced garlic and ginger slices in a clay pot, then water and other seasonings are added to slowly simmer until the potatoes are tender and the broth becomes rich and flavorful.
Stinky TofuStinky tofu is a traditional snack whose main ingredient is tofu. Through a special fermentation process, the tofu develops a unique smell and taste. The fermented tofu blocks are usually deep-fried until golden and crispy, then served with seasonings.