Beijing snacks have their own specialilties, and combine varieties from all over the country. A rough calculation shows that there are at least 200 varieties of snacks in Beijing.
The best known snacks in Beijing are: Soya-bean milk (Douzhi); Fried rings (Jiaoquan); Pea-flour cake (Wandou huang); Seasoned millet mush (Miancha); Steamed rice cake with sweet filling (Aiwowo); Jellied bean curd (Doufunao); bean-flour cake (Doumiangao).
Food made from wheat flour is served in most Beijing-style restaurants, such as dumplings (Jiaozi), steamed bread (Mantou) and noodles. In some restaurants, you will see the chef demonstrating his skill in turning a lump of wheat dough into very fine noodles all by hand. You may have snacks in most restaurants, especially those which open in the morning for breakfast. In the evening, there are two food streets bristling with small stalls selling various kinds of snacks. One is at Donghuamen (East Flowery Gate), an east-west street crossing Wangfujing and about a hundred yard west of the Palace Hotel. The other is at Longfusi Market Street near Dongsi. If you are tired of big meals in the hotels, you could go there to have some light snacks.
