MAOMAOSMOKED MEAT HOUSE

"Hand-grabbed meat" is a famous traditional ethnic dish in Ruoergai. It is made from yak beef or mutton. Because the meat is large, it needs to be cut with a knife and eaten by hand, hence the name. It has strong ethnic characteristics and is mellow and delicious.

The sweet and sour pork is golden in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and tastes sweet and sour. They also have fried meatballs, fried tofu, fried dough figurines, fried sweet potatoes, stir-fried pork slices, sweet and sour pork, and crispy white meat. It's especially delicious!

The store is clean and tidy, and you can have a small gathering with two or three friends, or you can have a private room with more than ten people. The portion of the dishes is relatively large, which is in line with the characteristics of Northeastern cuisine. Every time I go there, I must order the pot-wrapped pork, which is sweet and sour, moderately soft and hard, and can be called a classic of the Golden Hand Spoon. The taste is authentic, the dishes are rich, the portions are large, the prices are affordable, the restaurant environment is good, and the atmosphere is also very good. It can meet the needs of daily gatherings with friends, banquets for customers, and small gatherings after get off work. It is a must-have place for mid-range gatherings.

The second time I had Northeastern cuisine in Harbin, it was very good, the portion was very large! The taste was also good, that pot of red date water was 9 yuan, and they also gave me barley porridge?! It should be, because there were two of us eating, so we didn’t order a lot of dishes. It was the first time I ate smoked meat pancakes, and it tasted good. I liked it very much. We looked for this restaurant for a while, and it was not difficult to find. It was on the street next to Central Street.

A very affordable restaurant. Of course, Harbin generally has a relatively low-to-medium level of consumption. Compared with Shanghai, most small restaurants can eat well with an average of 30 yuan per person. Maomao smoked meat pancake is one of them. It is not far from the hotel, just on the side road of Central Street, and it is easy to find. There is a very distinctive carriage at the door, which is quite interesting. The heating in the store is fully turned on. Three women ordered a portion of smoked meat, 3 pancakes, a portion of pot-wrapped pork, and a pot of jujube water. They ate their fill for less than 100 yuan. The smoked meat tastes very good and fragrant. It is another flavor to eat it wrapped in a pancake. The white vinegar used in the pot-wrapped pork feels sour, but it is not choking and tastes very good. The jujube water was ordered for my mother, which is slightly sweet and thirst-quenching. By the way, the store will also give away rice porridge, which is very delicious.

Smoked pork pancake is a traditional specialty of Jilin Province. The main ingredients are fresh pork, etc. This food is characterized by fat but not greasy, lean but not dry, strong smoked aroma, and red color; the pancake is yellow and fragrant, soft inside and crispy outside with many layers. Smoked pork is made of fresh pork, rinsed with warm alkaline water, soaked in clean water for 6-10 hours, then cut into cubes and put into old soup to cook, and then smoked with brown sugar. The pancake is made of broth, salt and seasonings, added to flour to make a soft dough. The dough is left to rest for a while, rolled into a sheet and greased, overlapped and rolled several times, and baked into a pancake. Its characteristics are fat but not greasy, lean but not dry, strong smoked aroma, and red color; the pancake is yellow and fragrant, soft inside and crispy outside with many layers.

The pancake is very soft and crispy, I love it very much, the bacon is also very flavorful, the tomato box with sauce is also very crispy and flavorful, the mashed potatoes are also delicious, and the sweet and sour pork with some filling is also super delicious, a little better than the old chef’s. It can be seen that cooking delicious sweet and sour pork is definitely a skill that people from Northeast China possess. Will come again next time.

Maomao Smoked Meat Pancake Shop is in a good location, near Central Street. The storefront is not too big, but the interior is very spacious and the environment is quite cozy. The pancake is baked with lard, the skin is tender, yellow, thin and crispy, but the core is thick. It tastes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. With the thin smoked meat slices, it is really filling to eat one bite. It is delicious and not expensive! I will come again!