Food streets in Beijing
Dong Huamen Night Market, Wangfujing Snack Street, Ping'an Street, Shichahai Snack Street, Longfusi Snack Street, Gui Street, Fangzhuang Food Street. |
Top 10 Peking Duck restaurants
Apart from Quanjude, where else can we savor this mouth-watering delicacy in Beijing? |
China's top noodles revealed
The Wuhan hot dry noodle is China's most famous noodle, with the Beijing fried sauce noodle running a close second, according to a Top 10 list by the Ministry of Commerce and China Hotel Association. |
Top 10 famous Beijing snacks
Experience Beijing by tasting its time-honored local snacks, which feature flavors of different ethnic groups as well as the imperial courts. |
Beijing snacks applies to be intangible heritage
The Chinese capital is trying to get its traditional snacks recognized as intangible cultural heritage items. |
Top 10 must-try snacks at Beijing's temple fairs
For those gourmets who want to try a tasty bite of China, temple fairs offer a range of snacks and food from across the country. |
Douzhi (fermented mung bean juice)
The special drink is a byproduct of cellophane noodle production. It is slightly sour with a pungent egg-like smell. |
Aiwowo (glutinous rice ball)
As white as snow, this delicacy is made of sticky rice. The rice is first steamed, then pounded and afterwards shaped into a ball. |
Luzhu Huoshao (wheat cake boiled in meat broth)
This dish is a local specialty which cannot be found anywhere else in China. It is said to date back hundreds of years. |
Guopu (preserved fruit)
Guopu is said to have been the royal light refreshment of the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644 AD). |
Jiaoquan (fried ring)
Jiaoquan is a Chinese version of doughnut made of wheaten flour. |
Miancha (flour tea)
Miancha has a very misleading name because it has nothing to do with tea. |
Wandouhuang (pease pudding)
Wandouhuang is made of white pea beans, sometimes flavored with sweet osmanthus blossoms, and dates. |
Chao madoufu (stir-fried tofu)
Chao madoufu is a colorful dish with alternating shades of grey, white, red and green. |
Chaogan (stir-fried pork liver)
Tian Xing Ju and Yao's restaurants serve the best chaogan in Beijing. |
Ludagun or doumian gao (soybean flour cake)
As one of the city's ancient snacks, Ludagun is a roll made of millet flour and soybean flour with red bean or brown sugar fillings. |