Pea yellow, also known as pea huang'er, is a traditional Beijing snack and a seasonal delicacy in Beijing in spring. It is usually made by grinding peas, peeling them, washing them, boiling them, stir-frying them with sugar, condensing them, and cutting them into pieces. The finished product is light yellow in appearance, sweet in flavor and cool and refreshing.

The pea yellow of the Qing Dynasty Palace, made from the finest white peas as raw materials, famous for Cixi's favorite food; folk brown pea yellow children is a typical spring food, commonly found in the spring temple fair.

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It is said that one day Cixi is sitting in the Beihai Jingxinzhai cool, suddenly heard the street came to beat the gongs and yells, the heart of the wonder, busy asking what is doing, the eunuchs on duty to report back to the sale of pea butter, kidney bean rolls.

Cixi momentarily happy, ordered to call this person into the garden. Come to see the old master kneeling down in a hurry, and hands holding kidney bean rolls, pea butter, please the old master to enjoy the light. Cixi tasted, praised, and this person to stay in the palace, specifically for her to do pea butter and kidney bean roll.