Kimchi is the most common side dish in Sichuan, from star-rated hotels to ordinary people's homes, the decoration of kimchi is indispensable on the table of Sichuan people. Kimchi can be eaten with rice, and can also be used as a flavoring agent in large dishes, and the taste of kimchi is also the taste of Sichuan cuisine. Bian's (biàn) cabbage root fragrance is based on the inconspicuous kimchi, won the "China's Top 100 Catering Enterprises", "Chinese Famous Restaurant" and other titles. Later, due to the popularity of "Twelve Sharp Flavors", this Sichuan restaurant, which started with kimchi, became more well-known.
Bian's Caigenxiang, formerly known as Chengdu Caigenxiang Kimchi Restaurant, was established in 1998. Since its name change in 2000, its chain stores have covered Sichuan, Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Gansu, Xinjiang and other places.
Bian's cabbage root is one of the few kimchi-themed restaurants in Chengdu, where kimchi is made into a variety of dishes. For example, the old jar of vegetable root is to soak meat dishes such as phoenix feet, pig ears, and pig tails with seasonal vegetables, with a combination of meat and vegetables, and the taste is diverse. The salty and sour pickled vegetables, the freshness and spiciness, and the tenderness of the fish complement each other, which is a typical Sichuan salty and fresh taste. Signature dishes such as pickled pepper cuttlefish, pickled pepper sea bass, pickled pepper bullfrog and other dishes are very popular, and meat dishes such as ancient fairy chicken, pickled cowpea eel, and kung pao finger are also doing well. The restaurant even offers an old jar of kimchi that can be taken out.
Bian's Caigenxiang has 5 branches in Chengdu, of which the Aviation Road store is the flagship store. The restaurant has a high façade and is decorated in a spacious and atmospheric style. The quality of service is decent, and the patience of the consultant is insufficient. The restaurant also has a sub-brand Caigen Kitchen, which takes the route of a shopping mall fashion store, and the dining atmosphere is more relaxed.