But when you come to Beijing, you must not miss these authentic snacks: 1. Donkey rolling 2. Pea yellow 3. Tanghuoshao 4. Aiwowo 5. Fried red fruit 6. Candied haws 7. Kidney bean rolls 8. Huoshao 9. Cream
Fried cake 10, Buried belly 11, Open smile 12, Old Beijing noodles with fried sauce 13, Enema 14, Fried liver 15, Old Beijing cheese donkey roll, also known as bean flour cake, is one of the ancient varieties of Beijing snacks and originated from Manchuria.
"Donkey rolling" is a long roll made of yellow rice stuffed with soybean flour. When eating, the roll is rolled on the bean flour, which looks like a donkey rolling, hence the name.
The outer layer of the prepared "Donkey Rolling" is covered with bean flour, which is golden in color. The bean-flavored filling is sweet, soft in the mouth and has a unique flavor. It is a traditional snack suitable for all ages.
Pea yellow traditional Beijing snack.
According to Beijing custom, pea yellow is eaten on the third day of the third month of the third lunar month. Therefore, pea yellow is available every spring and is available until the end of spring.
There are two kinds of pea yellows in Beijing, one is the so-called palace snack made by Beihai Park Fangshan, and the other is the crudely made pea yellows sold by vendors in the streets.
These two snacks are both called pea huang'er, but the materials, techniques, and prices are very different.
Pea yellow'er is a folk snack of the Hui people, and was later introduced to the court.
Tanghuoshao is one of the breakfast snacks commonly eaten by Beijingers. It has a history of more than 300 years, and Dashunzhai's Tanghuoshao is the most famous.
The cake is light yellow in color, crispy on the outside, well-structured on the inside, and chewy.
Aiwowo is Beijing's traditional snack. Every year around the Lunar New Year, snack bars in Beijing serve this variety and sell it until late summer and early autumn. Therefore, Aiwowo is also a spring and autumn variety and is now available all year round.
Its characteristics are snow-white color, spherical shape, sticky texture and sweet taste.
Not only Beijingers like this snack, but also foreigners coming to Beijing often want to taste this nationally famous halal snack.
Desserts made from fried red fruits are said to have been a palace snack in the Qing Dynasty and one of Beijing's specialty snacks.
Although it is called fried red fruit, it is not fried, but boiled with sugar water.
It looks crystal clear and tastes sweet and sour. It is a very authentic Beijing delicacy.
Kaixiao is also called "Xiaokou Zao". After deep-frying, it cracks into a big mouth and looks like a big smile, so it is called Kaixiao.
When it comes to old Beijing snacks, the most impressive thing is their unique appearance and crispy and sweet taste.
Old Beijing noodles with soybean paste is undoubtedly the most popular dish among Beijingers.
To this day, in the large courtyards in Beijing's Hutongs, you can still see this scene: neighbors gather in a crowd at the entrance to eat, holding bowls of fried noodles with a crispy cucumber in the bowl, in the courtyard or doorway.
Squatting down, you can eat two bites of noodles and a bite of cucumber without delaying chatting or playing chess.
Enema is a unique snack in Beijing, which has been recorded as early as "Ming Palace History".
The original enema was made by filling pig intestines with starch and minced meat. Later, with the development of history, the enema production process changed. Instead, starch, red yeast rice and spices were stuffed into pig small intestines to form.
Enema is made with deep-fried pork intestines, so authentic fried enema always smells like pig intestines.
Stir-fried liver is a Beijing specialty snack.
It has the characteristics of bright and red sauce, fat liver and sausage, rich but not greasy flavor, thin but not thick.
Fried liver is a Beijing snack developed from the folk foods "boiled liver" and "fried lung" in the Song Dynasty. It is a Beijing snack made with pig liver, large intestine, etc. as the main ingredients, garlic as auxiliary ingredients, and starch as thickener.
Old Beijing cheese was originally created by ethnic minorities in the north. It is also called Daigo, cheese, etc. It is a semi-solidified food made from cow and goat milk. It is milky white, smooth, nutritious, and melts in your mouth.
Cheese was once a treasure of royal meals in the courts of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
Sugar-coated haws of sugar is sweet and sour, suitable for all ages. It is not only delicious, but also very beautiful.
Candied haws of sugar has a long history. It is said that it originated during the Shaoxi period of the Southern Song Dynasty about 800 years ago.
As soon as winter comes, the cries of "candied haws on a stick, candied haws on a stick..." can be heard in the streets and alleys of old Beijing.
During the Spring Festival, candied haws on ice is in great demand.
Kidney bean rolls are a folk snack in Beijing and later spread to the Qing palace.
It has the characteristics of snow-white color, soft and delicate texture, and sweet and refreshing filling.
Legend has it that the Empress Dowager Cixi heard a vendor selling food outside the palace, so she called her into the palace to taste it. She thought it was delicious, so she ordered the imperial kitchen to make it specially. Kidney bean rolls became Cixi's pre-dinner dessert.
The snacks in Beijing have always been famous for their variety and unique taste. When it comes to "Huo Shao", there are probably not many "old Beijingers" who don't know about it.
It not only has a long history, but also has a unique flavor, so it has always enjoyed a high reputation.
The Huo Shao is a kind of fried food, golden in color, full of burnt aroma, delicious and delicious.
The most famous hotpot restaurant in Beijing should be Ruibinlou Restaurant located in Menzhang Hutong, Qianmenwai Street, Beijing.
Butter fried cake is a famous Beijing-style snack and is one of the "Thirteen Unique Things of Old Beijing".
The butter fried cake is round in shape, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, rich in flavor and easy to digest.
Butter fried cake is a very nutritious snack variety.
Padu, a famous Beijing-style snack, is mostly run by Hui compatriots.
Buried belly has been recorded as early as the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.