Kaorou Wan 烤肉宛

Kaorou Wan specializes in barbecued beef and mutton. The type of meat used is particular – the meat must come from a four- to five-year-old lamb or cow, and the most tender cuts of meat are selected, such as flank, short skirt, chop, tenderloin, and sirloin. The meat, which is cut as thin as six millimeters, is marinated in an aromatic mixture (soy sauce, sesame oil, shrimp oil, rice wine, ginger juice, sugar, scallion and coriander) before being barbecued. The wood used is also selected from pine twigs, jujube trees and pear trees, which give the meat a beautiful aroma.

Zhima shaobing, baked sesame bread, goes perfectly with barbecued lamb or beef. You can end your meal with aiwowo, sticky rice cake filled with sugar and nuts; tangjuanguo, caramelized Chinese yam with jelly haw topping; or wandou huang, pea cake.