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How many Beijing snacks do you know?
Jul 11, 2008 00:37
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Beijing Snacks— Dou Zhi (豆汁), Zha Jiang Mian (炸酱面)

If you want to get a feel for the life of a longtime Beijing resident, you could start by walking the city streets until your boogers turn black. Or you could eat some traditional Beijing snacks, foods that have been satisfying the city's populace for centuries.
If you visit early in the morning you'll find yourself surrounded by the city's elderly population drinking their mung bean milk and eating their pea flour cake, and picking their¡­ you know.



Beijing Snacks—Chao Gan (炒肝), Guan Chang (灌肠) and Shao Mai (烧麦)

If you have enough time you may saunter around and drop in small Restaurant, especially when the bigger ones have closed. You will find that it won't cost you much for your dinner, which is really good. You will find steamed bread, steamed dumplings, dumplings, noodles, and family-style dishes, which you probably couldn't see in bigger ones.



Beijing Snacks—Aiwowo (艾窝窝) and Zhimaqiu (芝麻球)

Beijing has a long history of making mung bean milk. As early as in the Liao (907-1125) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, mung bean milk was very popular. Local people of Beijing love to drink mung bean milk, because it is rich in protein, vitamin C and rough fiber and helps drive away summer heat, invigorate the function of the spleen and whet the appetite.


Beijing Snacks—Tanghulu (糖葫芦)

Beijing snacks, combining varied flavors from different nationalities like Han, Hui, Meng, Man and court snacks from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), include many kinds and form the characteristic of their own.


Beijing Snacks—Youtiao (油条), Ludagun (驴打滚) and Wandouhuang (豌豆黄)

Snacks of Beijing can fall into three varieties: Han, Hui and imperial snacks, which are generally prepared by steaming, deep frying, frying in shallow oil, and instant boiling. Some people regard snacks of Beijing as "living fossils." Now snack restaurants can be found all over Beijing, such as Longfusi and Huguosi snack counters. Quick boiled Tripe Man, Chatang Li and Wonton Hou.


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