When you Travel to Beijing, the one thing you must do is to try their local snacks as there are some of the most unique and delicious food that you can only find in Beijing. During your China Tours, make sure to go to some of the street stalls or restaurant to try out the snacks. You won’t miss any of them as they are located everywhere in the streets and restaurants in Beijing.
Here are some famous local snacks and where you can get them:
Soybean-flour Cake (Lv Da Gun)
Soybean-flour Cake (Lv Da Gun)
This bean-flour cake, or Lv Da Gun in Chinese, is one of the longest-established snacks in Beijing. It is mainly made up of soybean flour and at the end of the preparation, the bean-flour cake rolls in the soybean flour, which in turn will look like a donkey rolling over in dust. Its features are smelly, glutinous and it has a thick smell of soybean flour. Most of the local people remember its nickname instead. Bean-flour cakes are available in snack restaurants in Beijing.
Address: No.12. Nancaiyuan, Xuanwu District.
Open Time: Daily 10.00am to 10.00pm
Phone: 86-10-63547846
Average cost: RMB 30-80 per person.
Wonton (Huntun)
Wonton (Huntun)
Most of you would already know what wonton is, but if you don’t then this is brief information about these famous wontons. Wontons which are also called Huntun in the Mandarin pronunciation, is a type of dumpling commonly found in a number of Chinese cuisines. Each region of China has its own variations of wonton, examples include Beijing, Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Guangdong (Cantonese), Fijian etc. Like any other form of wrap, wonton wrappers can be made at home from fresh dough and the fillings are typically made up of mince pork, coarsely diced or whole shrimp, finely minced ginger and onions, sesame oil and soy sauce. These wontons are very delicious and once you tried it, there is no turning back as it does get very addictive.
Address: No. 1, Lungfusi Fore Street, Dongcheng District.
Opening Time: Daily 10.00am to 9.00pm
Phone: 86-10-64060668
Zhajiang Mian (Fried Sauce Noodles)
Zhajiang Mian
Zhajiang Mian or fried sauce noodles is a northern Chinese dish consisting of thick wheat noodles topped with a mixture of ground pork stir-fried with fermented soybean paste. In Beijing cuisine, yellow soybean paste is used, while in Tianjin and other parts of China, sweet noodle sauce, hoisin sauce, or doubanjiang may be used to place the yellow soybean paste. Some Chinese restaurant may refer to Zhajiang Mian as “brown meat sauce noodles” or “noodles with fried bean and meat sauce”. It is sometimes referred to as the “Chinese spaghetti” in the west, which is symmetrical to the Chinese calling spaghetti Bolognese “western Zhajiang Mian”.
Address: No. 29, Chong Wen Men Wai Street.
Opening Time: Daily 10.00am to 9.00pm
Phone: 86-10-67056705
Baked Bean Cake (Ha Ma Tu Mi)
Baked Bean Cake
Baked Bean Cake or Hu Ma Tu Mi in Chinese is a well-known local snack in Beijing and it is very delicious. It is named after its bean filling and in the process of preparation; the cake is split on top of the bun for the bean filling to pop out.
Address: No.1, Lungfusi Fore Street, Dongcheng District.
Opening Time: Daily 10.00am to 9.00pm
Phone: 86-10-64060668
Average Cost: RMB 10-30 per person.
Jiao Quan (Fried Ring)
Jiao Quan
Jiao Quan (Fried Ring) is also a household snack in Beijing. It is a snack that is commonly had with baked cake or soybean milk. In Beijing, there was a Jiao Quan King, a former cook in Nanlaishun Restaurant. He is so talented and his skills was just amazing that each Jiao Quan that he made was the same shape and has a perfectly golden skin.
Address: No.1, Lungfusi Fore Street, Dongcheng District.
Opening Time: Daily 10.00am to 9.00pm
Phone: 86-10-64060668
Average Cost: RMB 10-30 per person.
So if this has inspired you to go to Beijing and fill you stomach with all these delicious snacks, then book your China Flights now and enjoy!
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