The terrain of Beijing is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The west is the Xishan Mountains, which belongs to the Taihang Mountains, and the north and northeast are the Jundu Mountains, which belong to the Yanshan Mountains. The highest peak is Dongling Mountain in Mentougou District, west Beijing, and the lowest ground is the southeastern boundary of Tongzhou District. People call it

It is called "Beijing Bend", and the small plain it surrounds is the Beijing Little Plain. The unique geographical location and natural climate have created some unique specialties and delicacies. Let's take a look at Beijing's top 10 "local specialties" that you can't miss.

Beijing’s delicious food, see if there’s anything you like.

1. Da Mopan Persimmon Persimmons are abundant in the suburbs of Beijing and there are many varieties, but the most famous one is Da Mopan. It is a specialty of Beijing. Da Mopan Persimmon is also known as Da Gai Persimmon. Because there are constrictions in the middle of the fruit, it is shaped like an upper and lower stone fan.

It is named after mill and is the main cultivated variety in North China.

Among them, the Big Mopan Persimmon is distributed in the piedmont area of ??Pinggu District. Its fruit is shaped like a millstone, so it is called Big Mopan Persimmon.

Because the persimmon looks like a covered container, it is also known as the big-covered persimmon.

The Dagai persimmon produced in Jing'eryu Village is the most famous, with excellent color, taste and shape.

2. Beijing Yali Peking Yali fruit is obovate in shape, with duck head-like protrusions near the stem. The fruit surface is green and yellow, and there are rust spots near the stem.

The meat is extremely fine and crispy, fragrant and juicy, sweet and slightly sour, good in yield, early in fruiting, fragrant after storage, and the fruit tastes slightly lighter.

Characteristics are: thin skin, small core, thick, tender and crisp flesh, very few stone cells; smooth, light yellow appearance with brown spots; juicy interior, sweet and slightly sour taste, and a refreshing aroma.

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3. Mentougou Big Walnut Mentougou Big Walnut is a specialty of Beijing. "Coming to Mentougou is like entering a walnut forest." Although this is a bit exaggerated, it is true.

Because among the 271 villages in this district, 268 villages have walnut trees.

Mentougou not only has many walnut trees and a large walnut output, but also has a long history of cultivating walnut trees. According to records, it has been more than 1,200 years.

In Yanjiatai Village, Qingshui Township in this district, there is a walnut tree, which is more than 300 years old: the diameter at breast height is 150 centimeters, and the canopy shade area is nearly 1 mu. It still bears abundant fruits and is known as the "King of Walnut Trees".

4. Huairou sugar-fried chestnuts? Huairou District in Beijing is rich in chestnuts. The old chestnut trees were planted in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and have extremely high sugar content. On the streets of Beijing today, the most impressive thing is the pots and pots.

, dark brown and shiny, steaming and fragrant, freshly baked "roasted chestnuts with sugar".

Bite one open, revealing the golden kernel, and when you eat it, your mouth will be full of sweetness and endless aftertaste.

Looking up, I saw that most roasted chestnut shops had gold-lettered signs with the words "Huairou Chestnut" hanging in front of them.

5. Beijing Preserved Fruit Beijing preserved fruit is a kind of candied fruit, also known as Beijing-style candied fruit. Its production originated from the royal kitchen of the imperial palace.

In order to ensure that the emperor could eat fresh fruits all year round, the chefs sorted the fruits produced in each season and soaked them in honey so that the emperor could eat them at any time.

Later, this production method spread from the palace, and there was a company specializing in the production of preserved fruits in Beijing. Beijing preserved fruits were refined from fresh fruits using the traditional secret recipe of the palace. The taste is moderately sweet and sour, refreshing and smooth, sweet but not greasy, and fruity.

The products are rich in flavor and include preserved apricots, pears, begonias and other products in thousands of varieties and hundreds of specifications.

6. Pinggu Big Peach Pinggu Big Peach is produced in Pinggu District, Beijing, known as the "Peach Town of China". It is famous both at home and abroad for its large size, bright color, high sweetness, and pollution-free. It is favored by consumers. There are many places in Pinggu.

There are more than 10 perennial and seasonal rivers, with an average annual runoff of 450 million cubic meters.

The groundwater resources are abundant, the water quality is good, and there is no pollution. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has an open terrain with an opening to the southwest. It has ample sunshine and a large temperature difference between day and night, which is conducive to the peaches fully absorbing nutrients on the trees. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was said that it was a royal tribute peach.

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7. Beijing crispy candy Beijing crispy candy is one of the three famous candies in China. As one of the traditional snacks in Beijing, it has always enjoyed a high reputation. Among them, red shrimp crispy candy is the best.

Beijing crispy candy has a long history of production, which originated in the Tang Dynasty. It enjoys the reputation of "taking a piece of candy after tea, and you will feel refreshed as soon as you swallow it. It is delicious when chewed carefully, and the sweetness and crispiness leave a numbing aroma." It has been praised by celebrities in the past dynasties.

The maltose bones are evenly distributed in the crispy sugar clouds. When you eat it, the crispy sugar clouds are sweet, the osmanthus has a rich numbing aroma, and the bones are crunchy and melt in your mouth.

8. Poria cocos cake, also known as Poria cocos cake, is a traditional nourishing snack produced in Beijing.

Because the skin is as thin as paper and the color is snow-white, it is very similar to the Fuling slices in traditional Chinese medicine, so it is called "Poria cake".

The outer shell is made of high-grade starch, which is as thin as paper and as white as snow. The filling is made of a variety of nuts, supplemented by osmanthus, honey, white sugar and pure Yunnan-Guizhou Poria powder. It is sweet and fragrant, melts in the mouth and is refreshing.

Palatable.

And it is cheap and can be used as a regular health food.

9. Liubiju pickles Liubiju pickles are a specialty of Beijing and are produced by Beijing Liubiju. Liubiju is the oldest and most reputable pickle garden in Beijing. The Liubiju pickles produced by it are carefully selected and

The production is strict, the processing skills are exquisite, the color is bright, crisp and fragrant, the sauce is rich, and the salty and sweet taste is moderate.

The raw materials of Liubiju pickles have fixed origins, which ensures the quality of Liubiju pickles.

Liubiju Sauce Garden started in the ninth year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty and has a history of nearly 500 years.