Peking Duck, or Peking Roast Duck, is regarded as one of China’s national foods. Having been prepared since the imperial era, the dish is prized for its thin, crispy skin sliced in front of the diners by the cook.UTF8_EX[......]
Oct 112011
Oct 112011
Chatang is a traditional snack common in Beijing and Tianjin areas. It is most commonly sold as street food. Literally meaning “tea soup,” chatang is actually neither tea nor “soup”; rather, it is a flavorful flour mush. Chatang is fine and smooth, sweet and aromatic. UTF8_EX[......]
Oct 112011
A kind of traditional snack in Beijing, Aiwowo, is made from sticky rice, stuffed with sesame seeds and walnut kernels, coated with white sugar and topped with a red spot. Served cold, this traditional halal snack is white, ball-shaped, sticky, soft, sweet and delicious. It is a popular delicacy among Beijing people.UTF8_EX[......]
Oct 112011
Dough drop is a Beijing specialty , which can be cooked by boiling or stir-frying. The food of stir-fried dough drops is special with a unique flavor and fragrance. It was created by a mother and her daughter of a Mu family who operated the Guangfu Restaurant. UTF8_EX[......]
Mar 062011
Beijing was the capital city for the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. Except for the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), all the rulers of these dynasties were from northern nomadic tribes. For those 500-odd years, the dishes available from Beijing’s UTF8_EX[......]
Mar 052011
Eating Peking roast duck rates alongside climbing the Great Wall as a must-do while in Beijing, for both foreign expats and Chinese tourists. Among the fast-changing trends of the food world, Peking roast duck is one of the few enduring classics, with UTF8_EX[......]