Beijing is neither big nor small. This is a city where ancient culture and modern civilization complement each other. There are the magical Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City with red walls and blue tiles, Wangfujing, which is full of drunkenness, the sparkling water cube and Sanlitun bars. As a world famous cultural city, Beijing is the pride of all Chinese children.
Beijing, located at the foot of the son of heaven, is home to delicious food. However, the most proud of the old Beijingers are the authentic snacks that look unremarkable but are hard to give up three meals a day. Beijing snacks have a long history, a wide variety and exquisite materials, each of which contains a profound philosophy of life and the unique strength of Beijingers. Today, let's take stock of the 18 most famous traditional snacks in Beijing, each of which is the favorite of old Beijingers. Which ones have you eaten?
1: aiwowo, as an authentic snack with a long history, is very popular among the public. It is a sweet, white snack made from the skin of glutinous rice and flour, and natural ingredients such as walnut kernel, sesame seed, melon seed kernel and yam mud. According to legend, because the queen liked it, it was named "Yu Aiwowo", which became "Aiwowo" after it was introduced to the people.
2: pork chop with shredded ginger, a traditional snack full of Beijing flavor. Literally, you can know that it contains ginger, which is named because it has obvious ginger flavor when eaten. It is golden in color, crisp and sweet, and has a strong ginger flavor. It is not only a traditional flavor snack, but also a kind of Beijing tea. In 1997, the "South Laishun" shredded ginger was named "Beijing Famous Snack" and "Chinese Famous Snack".
3: honey twist, also known as sugar ear, is a common snack in Beijing, and it is a must for Beijing snacks. It is named after it is shaped like a human ear. Honey twist is brownish yellow in color, crisp in texture, sweet and delicious. Honey twist is a food with high oil and sugar, so it is not advisable to eat more. It is ok to eat it once in a while.
4: Xunzi Twist, which belongs to the fine products of Beijing Muslim snacks, is highly praised by the people. Its production process is troublesome, and the raw materials are alkali, brown sugar, sweet osmanthus, alum, flour and so on. The twist of prickly heat is brown and yellow in color, crisp in texture, sweet and delicious. On this day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, it is very popular.
5: inby, which is a traditional snack with the most characteristics of old Beijing. It is dark yellow in color, shaped like a bracelet, crisp and fragrant, and has a unique flavor. In the eyes of old Beijingers, the most indispensable thing to eat inby is a bowl of bean juice, which is a must.
6: Bean juice. Many people feel queasy when they listen to it. It's sour and astringent, and it's hard to drink. But in the eyes of Beijingers, this bean juice would rather queue up than drink it. At that time, because the people loved it very much, it was later introduced into the palace and tasted with the ministers during the dinner. As a result, the ministers applauded and gradually became the drinks of the court.
7: enema, which is a popular snack in Beijing. It can be seen in the streets and lanes and in fairs and temple fairs. Many people are wrong. Eating enema is not about how to relieve hunger, but the most important thing is to appreciate its flavor and get addicted to it. According to legend, enema became popular in the Ming Dynasty.
9: chestnut cake, which is a very traditional specialty snack, is sweet and delicious, with a strong chestnut flavor, and is usually eaten in summer. It is made of pure chestnut powder with white sugar and osmanthus. According to legend, this cake was originally a fine tribute in the court of the Yuan Dynasty, and later spread among the people.
1: It's on fire. When it comes to this snack, as long as it's a foodie, there's nothing you don't know. It is called "burning with a wallet" because it looks like a "wallet" that people put money on their bodies in ancient times. The best thing to eat in the wallet is the pork stuffing with leek, which is thin in skin and big in stuffing. Now make it and eat it now, and then pour some balsamic vinegar. Take a bite and it will be tender and tender, and it will be full of fragrance.
11: Fried liver, which is developed from "boiling liver" and "frying lung" in Song Dynasty. Most of the raw materials are pig liver and large intestine, and of course garlic is also indispensable. A snack made with starch thickening. It is said that when Empress Dowager Cixi tasted the fried liver, it didn't matter if she tasted it, and the pig lungs and pig hearts inside were removed. Since then, there have been more two-part allegorical sayings among the population of old Beijing, saying that old Beijing is fried with liver and lacks heart and lungs.
12: Pea yellow, as a traditional snack, is eaten on the third day of March in the lunar calendar according to the custom of old Beijing. In ancient times, there were two kinds of pea yellow in Beijing, one was the folk version and the other was the court version. Usually, the peas are ground, peeled, washed, boiled, then slowly fried with sugar, then coagulated and cut into pieces. The pea yellow is light yellow in color, sweet in taste, cool and refreshing.
13: Baked with sugar, which is a traditional snack of Manchu and one of the most frequently eaten breakfasts in Beijing, has a history of more than 3 years. Sugar fire is fragrant and sweet, soft and non-sticky, suitable for the elderly. According to legend, the sugar fire originated in the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. A Hui man named Liu Dashun opened a small shop in the town, specializing in making sugar fire. During the Qianlong period, sugar fire became very famous.