Some Chinese bloggers interpreted his visit to the restaurant as an indication of support for the yuan to keep on rising, although there was nothing to suggest this. Washington has pressed for the yuan to appreciate faster against the U.S. dollar to combat a hugely lopsided trade balance。

Shrugging this off, ordinary customers are now flocking in, forcing the restaurant to hire more staff。

"I travelled from Inner Mongolia to Beijing, and the taxi driver told me this restaurant was famous because the U.S. vice president came for lunch a few days ago," said a 30-year-old tourist who gave only his last name, Wu。

"We are here particularly to try what he ate."

美国副总统乔·拜登近日访京期间在一家餐馆品尝过的“拜登套餐”如今火爆京城，菜品包括炸酱面和一些其他小吃。拜登此行也被称为“炸酱面外交”。

拜登一行上周四中午在“姚记炒肝”就餐，点了5碗炸酱面、10个包子、拌黄瓜、凉拌山药、凉拌土豆丝、和可乐，共花费79元人民币(12.4美元)。

这家小餐馆的工作人员说，拜登走后，来店里点炸酱面的食客已经增加了4倍。尽管菜单上还未列出，但很多人点名要吃“拜登套餐”。店主姚燕计划很快加上。

姚燕接受记者采访时说：“美国副总统拜登就像普通客人一样到我店里吃午饭，我们也像接待普通远道来宾一样接待了他”。

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