Changbai Mountain Tianchi is the geographical business card of Jilin Province, and Shenzhen Tianchi Hotel is the Shenzhen office of Changchun, the provincial capital of Changchun, and its catering department was once considered the benchmark of Shenzhen's northeast restaurants, and its popularity more than 20 years ago is incredible. Now that the old chef has retired, Tianchi produces not as good as in the past, but the taste is still authentic, if the old customers who have traveled to the end of the world return to Shenzhen, they must taste the Tianchi Hotel again, just to find the taste of the past.
Visiting a restaurant without eating pork knuckles is the equivalent of running away on an empty run – this is the unanimous evaluation of regular customers. Tianchi's signature pork knuckle is actually far from the legend of "ten miles of fragrance", the spoon retreats to the taste of the pork knuckle, but the meat aroma is still strong, compared with the Lingnan pig's knuckle ginger, its elasticity is fuller, it is worth trying. Customers who are familiar enough with the restaurant may know that in addition to the pork knuckle with sauce, there are two other authentic specialties in the store - steamed buns and tofu. Due to working hours, homemade tofu has been "removed", which is embarrassing. Steamed buns also need to be booked in advance, with a minimum of 20 pieces, otherwise you can only taste the large version, if you miss the noisy white steamed buns in the north without sugar, you may wish to taste this staple dish when dining.
The three eastern provinces are surrounded by mountains and fertile fields, and the food styles are similar, but there are still differences. The venison dish is considered the quintessential Jilin "game", and China's largest sika deer farm is located in the Shuangyang district of southeastern Changchun, where the Tianchi Hotel's meat is sourced. At present, the main breeding goal of sika deer is to collect deer antler velvet, which makes the deer generally older, although the fleshy fiber texture is slender, but excessive heating will make the taste dry, if you prefer chewy taste, you can choose chestnut roasted venison; Sea cucumber and deer tendon are easily accepted by most people.
Another "benefit" brought by the geographical proximity of mountains and forests is that there are many kinds of mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms and fungus are likely to be considered as specialties of the Northeast. Most restaurants use dehydrated and foamed fungus to give it a "crunchy" texture. There is still a gap between Tianchi and the local Northeast region, but it is enough to experience the "tender and crispy" taste of fresh fungus, and the green onion sauce can bring a long-lost pot atmosphere. The plate of green onion roasted fungus is larger, but there is no hot plate before serving the dish, and the dish is easy to cool in winter, which is a common problem in the store; There are also annoyances in summer, where individual private rooms have poor air conditioning and refrigeration performance, which will affect the dining experience.
"A Bite of China I." made the fish in Chagan Lake famous, and the fish species in the lake are actually nothing special, they are the bighead carp (fathead fish) in the "four big fish" mentioned by public opinion, but the size is really huge. The Chagan Lake fish in Tianchi Hotel are frozen and airlifted, so you don't need to worry about the freezing process destroying the quality of the fish, you will find that the excellent flavor of Chagan Lake fish stew mainly comes from the unique soybean paste in Northeast China, and the stewing process can make the fish fully flavorful. It is difficult to tell who is the protagonist of the soup or the fish, but there are many people who eat with steamed bread dipped in sauce.
Facelifts are made of starch colloids, and similar foods can be found all over China, with the Northeast peels being wider and thicker. Tianchi produces cucumbers, carrots and other vegetable shreds to lay the bottom, thin sesame sauce as the sauce, vinegar flavor is not heavy, peppers, coriander simple decoration, its width is slightly narrow, the appearance is acceptable.
Restaurants in Shenzhen usually don't care too much about the cost, and the logistics of Tianchi Hotel Pass is mainly airborne. If you miss the soft taste of the Northeast Golden Hook Beans, you must not miss the Roast Pork Golden Hook, and other vegetable dishes also perform well.
Measured by the standards of the office, the service level of Tianchi Hotel is very outstanding. The clerk is pleasant and patient, familiar enough with the dishes, and can be polite to even discerning customers, but there is still room for improvement in details such as documentary orders and refills. In 2016, Tianchi Hotel has been renovated and the environment has been improved, but it still retains the style of an old-fashioned guest house, with old-fashioned decoration, spacious space and good hygiene. The staff will pay more attention to the private room, and the service charge ratio is 10%.
