Fried Dough Drops

Chao Ge Da is a century-old Beijing dish with Muslim style. Boiled dough drops are stir-fried with pork or beef meat lumps and vegetables such as cucumbers and carrots. With a taste combining softness and chewiness, this type of food receives a great popularity among the public.
It is said that the creator of Chao Ge Da was a mother and daughter surnamed Mu. In early years of Republic of China, there were a mother and daughter suenamed Mu who made a living by running a stall selling noddles. Because of low price and high cost, the business earned minimum profits. One day, after a whole-day selling, there were lots of flour left. When they were worried, a creative idea stroke them. They made flour into small dough drops, boiling them in the water, and then airing them in cool places. At night, they stir-fried whose boiled dough drops with vegetables and meat lumps and found the new dish was incredibly tasty. So the next day, they put this dish on their menu and named it as Chao Ge Da. With cheap price and delicious flavor, the new dish attracted plenty of customers and became famous soon.
After several developments and improvements, Chao Ge Da now has become a representative old-Beijing snack.