Guobing

Guobing

　　The Food Enjoyed by Emperor Kangxi on His Border Inspection Tour – Guobing: Legend has it that during Emperor Kangxi’s inspection tour of the borderlands, he passed through the Erdengquan area of Duolun County. After days of strenuous travel in the wilderness, both he and his horse were exhausted, so they stopped to stay at a local family’s home. At the dinner table, the host served the emperor oat flour guobing. Hungry and thirsty, Kangxi found the guobing the most delicious food he had ever tasted, even surpassing the imperial court banquets. From then on, Duolun oat flour guobing often appeared on the imperial banquet table.

　　Guobing is steamed on one side and baked on the other. Its cooking equipment is quite traditional (in the past, a large pot with a diameter of about one meter was used), and the fuel is also very particular. If you’d like to try making guobing yourself and experience the life of an emperor on a border inspection tour, come to Duolun！