Old Beijing Cheese

In Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, cheese was only served in the Court as a royal delicacy. Unlike cheese of western countries, Old Beijing Cheese is more like custard made of milk and fermented glutinous rice wine. The original cooking method was to mix fresh milk and fermented glutinous rice wine with appropriate proportion, carefully bake the mixture in a wooden cask and cool it in an ice cellar. Since the cooking method of cheese was a secret at that time, even high officials and rich people could hardly had a chance to taste it, and it was regarded as a representative of social status.
With time passing by, nowadays, Old Beijing Cheese has already become a common snack that enjoys a great popularity among the public, and people can make it at home easily.