Hui Zhenyuan is a Hui restaurant that has been open for nearly 10 years and currently has two branches in Shanghai. Hui Zhenyuan's Hui cuisine is quite rich, and it has been continuously improved over the years, and has a considerable reputation in Shanghai.
Hui Zhenyuan is most famous for their Brazier Mountain Yellow Beef Brisket. The beef brisket is selected from the tripe belly of Anhui Jixi cattle, the meat of the tripe is soft, the muscles and flesh are connected, the fat amount is moderate, and it is easy to cook crispy. After the brisket has been simmered for two hours, it is placed in a brazier with potatoes, which is surrounded by tortillas and finally the bottom of the pot is lit and served to the diners' tables. The tortillas are eaten with the brisket and soup, and the taste is diverse, and the experience is good. The brazier of this dish is also a major feature, the brazier is hired by Hui Zhenyuan to use copper pure handmade, the basin is flat around the side, used to put paste, and the recessed part in the middle is used to hold the roasted vegetables. It is worth mentioning that Hui Zhenyuan also successfully applied for a national patent for the brazier.
Another signature dish of Hui Zhenyuan is Huangshan native hen soup, the chicken is selected from Huangshan middle-aged hen, this kind of chicken head is small and thin, and there is a lot of oil. The chicken soup is as simple as a few slices of ginger, a few slices of fungus, and a pinch of salt, and it is simmered for two and a half to three hours. The chicken broth is golden in color, the surface of the soup is thick with fat but not greasy, and the chicken is very tender and delicious.
The taste of Hui Zhenyuan is on the heavy side, and diners can communicate with the restaurant to adjust the salty and spicy. There are many varieties of Huizhou cuisine, such as Taiping Lake stinky mandarin fish, Bagongshan tofu, Huangshan Shuangshi, pan-fried Huizhou edamame tofu, Wuwei plate duck, knife plate incense, Yipin pot, and Bagongshan hanging pot are enough to feast diners.
The decoration of Hui Zhenyuan Restaurant has obvious Huizhou characteristics, and the dining environment is very spacious, but it will be noisy when there are many people. The level of waiters varies, and the overall needs of diners are satisfied.
