From steamed dumplings to hot pot, traditional Chinese food has often proved hugely popular in the West. Now, Chinese restaurant owners are hoping they have found the next delicacy to crack the Western market -- donkey burgers.
From steamed dumplings to hot pot, traditional Chinese food has often proved hugely popular in the West. Now,restaurant owners are hoping they have found the next delicacy to crack the Western market -- donkey burgers.At lunch hour, diners pour into the brightly colored"Fat Wang's Donkey Burger" restaurant in the busy Beijing central district of Xicheng.
Just how popular donkey burgers are across the whole of China is debated. According to Sun Yu Jiang, a professor at the Qingdao Agricultural University, heavy demand is only really isolated to a few big provinces such as Hebei or Xinjiang. and founder of the Kung Fu Donkey restaurant chain, says demand is growing faster than supply. He even thinks it could go global.
"When the emperor was traveling south, he stopped at Hejian Fang in Hebei province. He felt hungry at night and asked a eunuch if there was anything he could eat. The woman at the house he stayed at made him a pancake. Coincidentally, they had just killed a donkey and stewed its meat, so she put them together and gave it to the emperor," WangWang Haibo, regional head of Fat Wang's Donkey Burgers, with a sample of the store's signature products in Beijing in September.
"Donkey meat was cheapest at that time. The donkey burger can be stored for several days before it gets sour," he says. Over time, according to Zhang, it spread to other nearby provinces and citiesWhatever the reason, the dish has now become a major part of northeastern Chinese cuisine and is increasingly being used to attract tourists."The demand for donkey is growing, but the market has shifted in recent years.
Regional head Wang is very particular about how to handle donkey meat."It has to be from donkeys that are older than three years. If they are too young, the meat will be too soft to eat. If the meat is frozen it won't taste good," he says.
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