Traditional Food in Beijing

Traditional food of Beijing has a variety of kinds, it is a symbol of Beijing. It combines many culture from different minorities, such as Han, Hui, Mongolia etc. There are about 300 different kinds of traditional food in Beijing. 

The traditional food in Beijing had a special way of spread process. Some of them were made by people, some of them were selected by the emperor as the palace food, which is only serve for the emperor. Finally, it disseminated back to the people again, and spread all over the China.

Beijing has more than 3,000 years history, it is the center of politic, economic and culture. Marco Polo praise that Beijing is the most flourishing city in 13th century. Beijing is one of the six old city of China, especially after the formation of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty, people from all minority came here, and they also brought their food which can represent their own culture. 

Here is a video of the traditional food of Beijing. 

The traditional food of Beijing is the result of each specific history. Each of its tastes, style, or even the way of eating, all combined the inside meaning and the appreciation of beauty of people who live in Beijing. It is not only the most important part of Beijing's culture, but it is also an absolutely necessary part of the living behavior of people in traditional Beijing.

There are 5 kinds of the traditional food in Beijing, stewing, branded, fired and roast, sticky, liquid type and food with meat. (My stomach keep complaining when I'm writing this blog....)

The traditional food of Beijing with its cheap value and suited with both refined and popular as its main features. It became the bridge between people's feeling.

These are famous traditional food in Beijing that I like:

豌豆黄  wandouhuang(Steamed Pea Flour Cake)

驴打滚儿 lvdaguner(Glutinous Rice Rolls Stuffed with Red Bean Paste) 

  

焦圈 jiaoquan(Fried Ring)

豆汁儿 douzhier(Sour Soybean milk)

炸酱面(Noodles with Fried Bean and Meat Sauce)

糖火烧(Sweetened Baked Wheaten Cake)

Definitions from various on-line dictionaries.

Work Cited

Video from

Beijing Street Food - Chinese Traditional Crepe 北京煎饼 Jian Bing

Articles from

 The introduction of history for the traditional food in Beijing

 The original of the traditional food in Beijing