Best Chinese Food In World (Canada's Only Michelin Star Chinese Restaurant) Quan Ju De Beijing Duck
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Published 2023-05-24
Also a traditional Beijing duck would be coated with a maltose sugar solution before being hung out to dry. In a Cantonese roast duck, sometimes the duck is finished with a coating of maltose sugar or honey solution during the final cooking stages.
Quan Ju De been in business since 1864. They have restaurant all around the world. Former U.S. President Bush Sr. and his wife tasted the famous Quan Ju De Specialty Roast Duck in 1995.
We also tried two of Quan Ju De's traditional specialty dishes. The first dish was the Braised Sea Cucumber With Green Onion and Chinese Mushroom. The sauce was richly flavored but with a lighter flavor than what you would find in traditional Cantonese cuisine. This is a dish is fit for an Emperor, which was probably served to Emperors in ancient China.
The second dish we had the Braised Pork Belly With Organic Abalone. Served with Shanghai Bok Choy. Once again, the sauce is rich but less intense than what you would find in traditional Cantonese cooking. I speculate the sauce is made with rock sugar, which gives the pork belly and abalone a shiny texture and thicker coating than other kinds of sugar. Abalone is considered an aphrodisiac in Chinese cooking and in combination with the fatty pork belly makes a dynamic dual for your taste buds. Be sure to order a bowl or two of steamed rice to soak up the rich sauce.
We also tried 2 of their specialty soups, Olive Fish Maw Soup and Free Range Chicken Congee. The fish belly is called fish maw. I never knew why there are always piles and piles of the fish maw in Chinese health and specialty stores. The reason being is that they contain high amounts of collagen, which is supposed to help maintain younger skin. For $40 for a small bowl, it is a little expensive, but treat yourself to some goodness. The fish maw soup served at the Quan Qu De is a light broth, compared to the thickened version served in Cantonese restaurants. This soup is also simmered with a large olive, which I speculate brings out a unique salty flavor to the soup. The free range chicken congee is rich with chicken flavor. You can tell it's cooked over a long period of time to bring out the proper texture, neither too thick or too runny. You can be sure the congee is not thickened with cornstarch or any other thickener.
We finished with Deep Fried Tofu With Chives Sauce and Bean Curd Rolls With Pork. The deep fried tofu rolls are not spiced up like they do at Cantonese restaurants. They are deep fried with no spices added. There is a bowl of delicious chives sauce that you dip the tofu in. It's a salty, light sauce that is so good you would be tempted to drink. Bean curd sheets are made by skimming the curd off the surface when beans are boiled. They are then dried. To cook the bean curd sheets, they have to be soaked in water to soften them. Then, the ground pork is rolled in them, just like a regular egg roll. Then they are deep fried. The result is a crunchy bean curd skin with a meaty ground pork filling. These bean curd rolled are lightly flavored compared to the stronger flavor of a Cantonese bean curd roll.
This famous restaurant first opened in Beijing, China close in 1869. Since then, the Quan Ju De restaurant chain has made its name synonymous with arguably the best Beijing roast duck served in the world.
It's a beautiful restaurant that serves delicious Chinese food in Vancouver, B.C. The location is at 3808 Cambie Street. It's a fabulous restaurant with fabulous food. It's a pricier restaurant compared to some Chinese restaurants. Once in awhile, it's nice to treat yourself and your family and friends to something special. Enjoy!
All Comments (21)
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This is the real deal ! Much better than the competition on West Broadway, Old Beijing.
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Dan's distracted from eating by Hannah. 😄
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What a meal! So many centuries of tradition in Peking duck. I enjoyed seeing expert use of the rectangular knife to carve the duck, and demonstration of dipping the slices in tianmianjiang and wrapping in a pancake. Delicious! And of course you supersized it! Here in edmonton it’s Cantonese-style roast duck that’s usually available , chopped up to-order with a sharp cleaver. So good!
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HaHa Can't believe you made a roast duck burrito. In my younger days I would always order a wonton soup and 1/2 duck on rice with galian/oyster sauce most of the time Bon Appetit!!!
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I’m need a flight to Canada right now! The 🦆 looks fabulous. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow, fantastic. That is some elevated Chinese food right there.
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Wowza! I want some!!! Digging the restaurant reviews but missing the cooking videos Dan. Looking forward to the stir fried duck recipe 😅
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More of your dear mothers cooking PLEASE.! Great video too. Dan....;-)
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Yup, this place is worthy of the Michelin Star! Great Peking Duck!
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Looks amazing, I will visit on my next trip Thanks Dan.
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I know this place. It's GREAT!
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Love your chinatown stuff I hope to see things turn around I will deffinatley visit chinatown if im in Vancouver
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The food looked great - I was a bit surprised that you talked with food in your mouth - A LOT - but if I had such delicious food in my mouth as I was trying to make a video, I might have done the same thing. Did they serve sugar with the Peking Duck? In some restaurants where we live they do that. I believe its a regional thing.
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Thank you for showing us all the different styles of Chinese cuisine in Vancouver. Also, are you really a fan of the Raiders?
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Hi, Dan. I'm a childhood friend of your brother Wayne, and I came across your YouTube channel this last year, and really enjoying your videos. I love seeing some of the old places I used to go to when I was living in Vancouver and watching your cooking videos. Some of those recipes my parents cooked as well, so your videos bring me back to my childhood. My wife and I also have a YouTube channel (@pamanddaveg2n2), but we're relative newbies! Please say hello to Wayne and his family, and your mom. All the best to you, Dan and we'll keep watching! David Lum
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Which University you went to?
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Is the little kid your nephew ? cute kid, does Vancouver allow shark fin soup?
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I will have to give this place a chance sometime when I have a lot of extra money
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they have the best chinese donair in the universe
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Hi Dan, who paid the bill? Also is that your bro?
