beijing street food

Husband Cake: Origins of Hong Kong Lao Gong Bing Cake

tum — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:52:21 +0000

Learn the story behind the famous Hong Kong husband cake pastry. A husband cake is a traditional Chinese pastry with flaky skin made with fermented red bean curd, peanuts, sesame, five star anise, butter and salt.

To truly appreciate Chinese cuisine, one should look to the food culture behind the recipes. The names of many Chinese dishes have both a cultural and artistic element in the dishes. There are historical, geographical and political background and even origins from Chinese fairy tales and folk tales.

Wife Cake: Origins of Hong Kong Sweetheart Cake

tum — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:52:06 +0000

Learn the story behind the famous Hong Kong wife cake pastry. A sweetheart cake or wife cake is a traditional Chinese pastry with flaky skin made with winter melon, almond paste, and sesame.

Chinese cuisine is multi-layered not only with a wide range of flavors, but the stories behind many Chinese recipes. There is a mystique that surrounds the origin of certain Chinese recipe names, especially Lao Pao Bing (Wife Cake or Sweetheart cake).

Did you know? There are three aspects that play a primary role in the name of a Chinese dish:

Tanghulu: Chinese Sweets: Haw Candy

tum — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:14:24 +0000

Traditionally, tanghulu has a hardened sugar coating that comes from dipping the haw fruit skewer in sugar. Tanghulu is a traditional winter snack in northern China.

Tanghulu literally translated means Candied Haw on a Stick (bīngtáng húlu 冰糖葫芦). Tanghulu is a traditional winter snack in northern China, especially in Beijing. Traditionally, tanghulu has a hardened sugar coating that comes from dipping the skewer in sugar. There are less common varieties with a chocolate coating or sesame sprinkles. Traditionally, tanghulu uses the Chinese hawthorn fruit (山楂 shānzhā), but other fruit can be used, such as apples, kiwi, strawberries, etc.

Beijing Yogurt: Old Chinese Yogurt

tum — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:19:42 +0000

Beijing yogurt is considered a specialty of Beijing; and the ceramic yogurt containers are readily available at almost every corner.

Beijing yogurt is considered a specialty of Beijing and is readily available at almost every corner. The ceramic yogurt containers are ubiquitous in Beijing.

Wangfujing Snack Street: A Guide to Famous Beijing Street Food

tum — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:22:54 +0000

Wangfujing Snack Street has everything from savory pancakes to exotic scorpions. The range of eating options in Beijing is unparalleled to any other Chinese city.

The range of eating options in Beijing is unparalleled to any other Chinese city. Beijing’s culinary adventures range from steaming food stalls, hole in the wall eateries to five-star restaurants. Local snacks are a special feature of Beijing. A popular tourist destination is the Wangfujing Snack Street. It is located south of Haoyou Department Store, Wangfujing Business Street, Dongcheng District. If you are brave enough to take public transportation, the following bus routes run near the snack street: 20, 37, 41, 59, 103,