Our Signature Dishes

"Murger" is probably the world's oldest sandwich or hamburger. This type of bread dates back to the Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC) and the meat to the Zhou Dynasty (1045 BC to 256 BC). Murger, or Roujiamo - literally means "meat sandwiched in bread", is a popular Chinese street food. Its origin traces back to Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 207 BC), when the famous general Baiqi needs handy food supply for his troops. With simmered, chopped-up tender meat topped into Chinese burger bread, Roujiamo is commonly considered the Chinese equivalent to the Western hamburger. Bai’s soldiers used to tie it on their waists, since it comes handy anywhere they marched. Roujiamo first gained its fame as it helped the soldiers to stay energetic and invincible. It has then become a welcomed street food among folks and remained popular for more than 2000 years.

MURGER

Murger, or Roujiamo - literally means "meat sandwiched in bread", is a popular Chinese street food. Its origin traces back to Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 207 BC), when the famous general Baiqi needs handy food supply for his troops. With simmered, chopped-up tender meat topped into Chinese burger bread, Roujiamo is commonly considered the Chinese equivalent to the Western hamburger. Bai’s soldiers used to tie it on their waists, since it comes handy anywhere they marched. Roujiamo first gained its fame as it helped the soldiers to stay energetic and invincible. It has then become a welcomed street food among folks and remained popular for more than 2000 years.

COLD NOODLE

Steamed cold noodles are made of rice or wheat. It was said that at the time of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, there was a year of drought which hindered the harvest, as a result, villagers can't afford their tribute to the empire. As the punishment was severe, villagers, in much fear, asked a wise man for help. The wise man came up with the strategy of paying tribute with steamed cold noodles instead of rice. Steamed cold noodles were made in four steps: firstly, the villagers socked the rice overnight; then, the socked rice was grind into juice; after that, the villagers left the juice to precipitate, they then skimmed off the top coat, and steamed the juice; lastly, they added various seasonings. Emperor Qin was impressed with this novel delicacy's soft, smooth, and varied taste. As a result, he decided to reduce the taxation of that year. Since then, the cold noodles were designated as a royal tribute.

HANDMADE NOODLE

It was said that once upon a time, a penniless scholar had to go to the capital city Xianyang for the Imperial Exam. While he was starving, he saw a noodle shop, from which the noise "biang-biang" lingered. There were long, white strips of kneaded doughs on the table. The master took a dough, pulled the two ends, hit it against the table several times and threw it into a potful of boiling water. Fetching a bowl filled with bean sprouts and vegetables, the master chef poured a large spoonful of noodles topped with hot oil fried red chilly pepper. The scholar finished the noodles but he had not a penny. Strategically, he decided to ask the waiter to writer the Chinese character “Biang” for him—the sound of when the strips of doughs hitting the table. The waiter had no idea. The penniless scholar then suggested that he wrote the character in exchange for the bill. That was how the complicated character “biang” was created.