Do you enjoy all kinds of delicious food? As a traveler walking around the city, you must want to get involved into the local people during your travel in Beijing. Taste their food and learn the detail of everything of food is the best way ever! Just book a China flight to the destination of Beijing and OPEN you MOUTH!
Beijing is an old city with nearly 3500 years history. During the 3500 years, Beijing was being the capital in 900 years. All kinds of snacks were made in the empire house, and serving to the royal.
Snacks of Beijing can fall into three varieties: Han, Hui and imperial snacks, which are generally prepared by steaming, deep frying, frying in shallow oil, and instant boiling. Some people regard snacks of Beijing as “living fossils.” Now snack restaurants can be found all over Beijing, such as Longfusi and Huguosi snack counters. Quick boiled Tripe Man, Chatang Li and Wonton Hou.
All over China, food from the street-side is tasty and filling. Some caution may be required for the uninitiated but in general, eating where everyone else is eating is a good rule of thumb. You can have steamed bread with bean filling; flour pancakes cooked with egg, coriander, chilli, and black onion seeds; pancakes stuffed with pork, egg and vegetables. These gems are available from little glass cabinettes on the back of three-wheeled bicycles or from stands on street corners, hidden down leafy hutongs.
Apart from what are mentioned above in fixed places, you can find many other kinds along roadsides. For example, Sugar-Coated Haws on a stick (Bing Tang Hu Lu), which is sold everywhere in cold days and is one of the daintiest snacks. It looks brightly red, bearing a little sour and sweet. You can also try Roast Sweet Potato (Kao Hong Shu or Kao Bai Shu). Eat it when it is still hot, it is fragrant and sweet. I bet you will never forget it.
Shish kebab (Yang Rou Chuan) is another good choice. Xingjiang Shish kebab is a snack that is popular not only in Beijing but all over the country. Mutton is strung together on a skewer and roasted over a charcoal. It is continually turned and when it is done, salt, pepper and zi ran, which is a special Xinjiang seasoning, are sprinkled over it. It is a little salty, a little hot but hasn’t any unpleasant taste.
Mung Bean Milk (Douzhi)– a fermented drink made from mung bean, it has an acquired taste. Considered the Chinese yogurt, Beijing residents love mung bean milk as it is rich in protein, vitamin C, and fiber.
Pea Flour Cake (Wan Dou Huang) – a spring season favorite, this pastry is made from white peas cooked gently in heat before being fried with sugar. As it solidifies, the cake is cut into rhombohedral-shaped pieces. The Empress Dowager Cixi is said to adore this snack, turned sweet by adding sugar after the peas have been stewed for mashing. Temples commonly serve this tidbit during spring fairs.
Here we go, as we know that Beijing is full of good smell and tasty on food. Everyone will not forget on the chance for try all Beijing snack during your Beijing trip.
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