The food of Beijing
7 dishes tied to Beijing, China: born there, or made its own.
Chuanr串
🇨🇳 ChinaGrilled skewers of meat, seafood or vegetables from northern China
Grill or roast, Dinner, Snacks
Peking duckMeat北京烤鸭
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreCrisp-skinned roast duck from Beijing, carved and served with pancakes and condiments
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
BaijiuVegan白酒
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreClear Chinese spirit distilled from grain, with a range of aroma styles
Drink
Lamian拉麵
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreHand-pulled wheat noodles stretched into long strands
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
TanghuluVegan糖葫芦
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreSkewered fruit coated in a crisp sugar shell, a classic Northern Chinese street snack
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Hot and sour soup酸辣汤
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA tangy, spicy soup with flexible ingredients, first made in China
Soup
Zhajiangmian炸酱面
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreThick wheat noodles with a savory fermented soybean and meat sauce
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Lamian: Youngjediboy at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Chuanr: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peking duck: Mr Wabu, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Baijiu: Badagnani, CC BY 3.0, source
- Tanghulu: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Zhajiangmian: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hot and sour soup: NeoBatfreak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source