Directly translated as Braised/Stewed Beef Brisket With Tomato according to the Chinese name. Foreign expats who have purchased this dish before term it more commonly as a beef and tomato stew or as a chunky beef and tomato soup. It is very popular particularly in Shandong province but it is easy to see why because if you have tried this dish, it is very delicious and once you have devoured the first bowl, you probably are gona ask for more servings! Seriously! This is good stuff.
The dish is cooked as the name says but it also has other spices and herbs thrown in along with some fresh Chinese parsley. Served with rice. It can be eaten as a dish on its own but it can also be served along with other numerous dishes on a big round table for big family events such as birthdays for the elderly and for festivities such as Chinese New Year/Spring Festival and many others. Of course, we do not mean that this dish can only be eaten at big family events, it can be ordered and eaten at any time of the year.
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