At the table
Take small pieces, separating the meat from any bone before eating.
The seasonings can include sesame, soybean oil and chili. Check the marinade and dips if you avoid particular ingredients.
Recipes vary; confirm the actual ingredients if you have dietary restrictions.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Plain and seasoned cuts are both used, with dry, liquid or paste dips. Solid beef fat can grease the hot plate.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Cumin, sesame and chili
- Chili heat
- Heat not recorded
- Texture
- Varies with the cut.
- How it’s made
- Season beef with soybean oil and cook on an iron plate.
Plain and seasoned cuts are both used, with dry, liquid or paste dips. Solid beef fat can grease the hot plate.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Heilongjiang.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有齐齐哈尔烤牛肉吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Qiqihar Grilled Beef: From “Guotie” to the Grill Shop
One older Qiqihar style, locally called “guotie,” used a pan-like iron plate over a charcoal brazier. A local historical account describes melting beef tallow on the plate, turning beef slices with chopsticks, then dipping them in seasoning. Local accounts trace the city’s modern grill scene to workers’ after-shift street-skewer gatherings in the 1980s. Around 1986, stalls began moving into shops and perforated iron plates replaced skewers, drawing on grill plates used by ethnic Koreans in the region.