The famous snacks in old Beijing mainly include noodles with soybean paste, fried liver, stewed and roasted, ai wowo, bean juice charcoal, roasted pork belly, pea yellow, fried tripe, donkey rolling, noodle tea, butter fried cake, and candied haws. .

Zhajiang Noodles

Zhajiang Noodles are one of the specialties of old Beijing. They are made of vegetables and noodles mixed with fried sauce. "Zhajiang" is to stir-fry diced meat, onions, ginger, etc. in oil, and then add yellow sauce or sweet noodle sauce to stir-fry. "Caijiaer" is cucumber, toon, and bean sprouts.

Stir-fried liver

Stir-fried liver is a Beijing snack made from pig liver, large intestine, garlic and starch thickening. The soup is oily and red. , liver sausage is fat, rich and not greasy.

Braised pork with fire

Braised pork with fire is a famous snack in old Beijing. Cut the tofu into triangles with a tic-tac-toe knife, cut the small intestine and lungs into small pieces, scoop a ladle of old soup from the pot into the bowl, and add some mashed garlic, chili oil, fermented bean curd, and chive flowers. A piping hot bowl was served, and the tofu and lungs had absorbed enough of the soup. The fire was thoroughly cooked but not sticky, and the meat was rotten but not bad. The stewed intestines are soft and tender, with a thick but not greasy taste.

Aiwowo

Aiwowo made of glutinous rice is white in color, spherical in shape, sticky in texture and sweet in taste. It is a very popular halal flavor. snack. It is characterized by its white and frosty color, soft and pliable texture, and loose and sweet filling.

Jiaoqiao rings with bean juice

When drinking bean juice, have a Jiaoqiao ring, which is a classic standard in old Beijing. Douzhier is a unique folk snack in Beijing that has been passed down for thousands of years. It is made from mung beans. It has a dull color and a sweet and sour taste. Most people often find it difficult to swallow when they taste it for the first time.

衡袢火烧

衡袢火烧 is a common traditional snack in old Beijing. When making it, fill the stuffing with dough sheets, fold up two sides, and fold the other two sides. Unsealed, place in a pan and fry until golden brown, then serve hot. It is golden in color, full of burnt aroma, and delicious. Because of its long shape and sometimes folded in half, it is similar to the ancient draped bag carried on the shoulders, so it is named 衡袢火火. It tastes similar to pot stickers but has a different shape.

Pea yellow

Pea yellow is a very common food in spring and summer in Beijing. The peas are ground, peeled, washed, boiled, It is fried, condensed and cut into pieces with sugar. Traditionally, it is also embedded with red date meat. The finished product is light yellow in color, delicate and pure, melts in the mouth, tastes sweet, cool and refreshing.

Paodu

Paodu is available in many old Beijing restaurants. It has a rough appearance and the way of eating it by blanching it in water and dipping it in sauce is very "original", but it is not Different parts of beef and sheep tripe are carefully distinguished, as well as fennel, tripe, tripe kernels, tripe collar, mushrooms and other parts. The dipping sauce is even divided into southern and northern ingredients, which reflects that the Beijing snacks look ordinary but are exquisite when eaten. Traditional features.

Donkey Rolling

Donkey Rolling is a traditional Beijing snack that is quite famous. It is made of layers of sticky noodles rolled with brown sugar and fried soybean noodles. It is sticky and sweet in the mouth, with a faint scent of osmanthus. It looks exquisite and tastes good.

Noodle tea

Noodle tea is not tea, but a kind of pasta. It is a paste made from broomcorn or millet noodles, and then Topped with sesame sauce, it is mostly sold in the afternoon. The most important thing about noodle tea is the way to drink it. You don’t need a spoon or chopsticks. Instead, you have to hold the bowl in one hand, put your mouth together first, press it against the edge of the bowl, and drink it in a circle.

Butter fried cake

Butter fried cake is a famous Beijing snack and has the reputation of being one of the thirteen specialties of old Beijing. The butter fried cake is round in shape, light yellow in color, soft in texture, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and has a rich milky aroma.

Candied haws on a stick

Candied haws on a stick is made by skewering hawthorns with bamboo skewers and then dipping them into dilute maltose. The dilute sugar hardens quickly when exposed to the wind and tastes sour and sweet. sweet. Hawthorn has many medicinal effects. It can eliminate food accumulation, disperse blood congestion, repel parasites, stop dysentery, and especially aids digestion, so this snack is delicious and healthy.