Qinhuai Bajue is one of the sixteen famous snacks in the eight snack restaurants in Beijing.

Kuiguang Pavilion’s five-spice eggs and five-spice beans; Yongheyuan’s crab shell yellow sesame cakes and Kaiyang dried shreds; Qifang Pavilion’s duck fat biscuits and sesame oil dried shreds; Liufengju’s scallion pancakes and tofu noodles. ; Qifangge’s assorted vegetable buns and shredded chicken noodles; Jiang Youji’s beef pot stickers and beef soup; Zhanyuan Noodle House’s thin-skin dumplings and red soup fried fish noodles.

The origin of Qinhuai Eight Jue is as follows:

1. The origin of Qinhuai Eight Jue is the eight kinds of snacks made by seven dim sum shops in the Confucius Temple area of ??Nanjing. They are exquisite in craftsmanship and beautiful in shape. Known for their exquisite selection of ingredients and unique flavor, in September 1987, the Nanjing Qinhuai District Flavor Snacks Research Association officially named these eight sets of Qinhuai flavor snacks as the Eight Wonders of Qinhuai.

2. Qinhuai Bajue is the most famous snack among the Qinhuai snacks in Nanjing Confucius Temple. Except for one store selling two kinds of snacks, each store sells at least two kinds of snacks, and many can sell seven or eight kinds. , so Qinhuai Bajue actually includes sixteen kinds of snacks.

3. Qinhuai Bajue is not just a snack, but also a culture and tradition. The production technology and selection of ingredients of these snacks are very particular, and they represent the food culture and history of Nanjing.

4. Each snack in Qinhuai Bajue has its own unique taste and characteristics, such as the five-spice egg crisps are fragrant and tender, the five-spice beans are endless aftertaste, the crab shell yellow sesame cakes are crispy and delicious, and the dried shreds are tender. Delicious, the duck fat biscuits are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the sesame oil dried shreds are mellow and delicious, the scallion pancakes are crispy and delicious, and the tofu is soft and delicate.

5. In addition, every snack in Qinhuai Bajue has profound cultural connotation and historical background. For example, Liufengju’s tofu noodles are derived from the ancient soy milk culture, Qifangge’s duck pancakes are derived from the ancient duck meat culture, and Zhanyuan Noodle House’s thin-skin dumplings reflect Nanjing’s noodle culture.

6. Tasting Qinhuai Bajue is not only enjoying the food, but also appreciating the history, culture, customs and customs of Nanjing. At the same time, these snacks also represent the wisdom and diligence of the Nanjing people and are one of the important cultural heritages of Nanjing.