Beijing Flavor Snacks

Beijing snacks are a beloved aspect of Beijing's culture, aside from the historic cultural sites like the Forbidden City and Summer Palace. Some traditional snacks have been passed down for nearly a thousand years. As the capital city, Beijing has seen rule by different ethnic groups over time, which has contributed to its diverse snack offerings. In terms of cooking methods, these snacks are prepared through frying, stir-frying, roasting, grilling, and stewing. Su Yi summarized Beijing's snacks with the phrase "small food, great meaning".

Among the popular snacks in Beijing are jiaoquans, aiwawaos, doudi, chaogan, zhangguang, baishuiyangtou, chayu, and tantisi.Peas Yellow bean curd, soy milk, jiaoquan, sliced tripe, glutinous rice cake, stir-fried intestine, white water duck head, etc.Lamb head, sesame tea, taisimi, saqima, crispy deep fried pastry.Pancake, dry wok.Duck head... Traditionally, most snack shops were family-owned and had unique flavors. They were named after their owners' surnames followed by the food type, such as Paitupeng (stuffed tripe), Yangtou Ma (duck head).Year Cake Yang,cheese Wei, etc. After the founding of New China, these individual craftsmen could not survive in a socialist environment and were mostly merged into state-run enterprises or disappeared. Currently, more traditional snack flavors are offered by Nanlaisun, Huoguo Si, Baihai Fangshan, and Niaojie Islamic food supermarket.