In Beijing, there has a lot of unique traditional snacks from the famous dynasty era in China during Ming and Qing Dynasty as well as include the snacks of many Chinese ethnic groups, such as the Han, Hui, Mongol and Manchurian. These 5 famous snacks in Beijing that you could taste:

Sweet Ears
Delicious Sweet Ears

Sweet Ears or also called tang er duo in Chinese is one of a famous Muslim snack in Beijing. The shape of this snack which is like a human's ear makes it get the name. The main ingredients are flour, soda and sugar. Featured with brown golden color, soft and lubricant texture, it tastes sweet and delicious.

Filled sausage
Traditional Filed Sausage

Guan chang, or filled sausage, has been a popular snack in Beijing since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It made with intestine filled with starch, minced meat and some spices. It is first boiled then cut into cubes or slices and fried. In some restaurants, minced pork is also used as stuffing. The traditional way of eating the filled sausage is with little bamboo sticks, instead of chopsticks.

Stir-fried starch knots
One Kind Of Chinese Pasta

Chao Ge Da, or stir-fried starch knots, is a kind of Chinese pasta. It is a special local snack in Beijing which characterized by unique flavor and fragrance. A traditional Muslim snack, invented almost 100 years ago. The dough, made from wheat and corn flour, is chopped, boiled in water and then immersed in cold water. Fresh beef or chicken is sliced and stir-fried with oil and seasonings and then stir-fried again with the starch knots and various seasonal vegetables. The final product is a colorful and refreshing dish.

Fried wheaten pancake with fillings
One Chinese traditional Snack with Profound History

Da Lian Huo Shao, or fried wheaten pancake with filling, is a pan-fried roll filled with different stuffing, including pork with fennel, pork with cabbage, lamb with green onion and multiple vegetarian options. Its origins can be traced to the time of Emperor Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty.
The pancakes are fried golden brown, but they remain very soft and delicious. People usually enjoy it with vinegar, like dumplings. Beijing locals also like to eat it while having a bowl of sweet and sour soup made of chicken blood and tofu.

Soybean-flour Cake
One Chinese traditional Snack with Unique Cooking Style

Soybean Flour Cake or called Lv da gun in Chinese are steamed glutinous rice rolls filled with red bean paste or brown sugar. After that, the cake rolled and will cover with soybean flour crumble. The appearance color of soybean-flour cake is yellow, its taste sweet and a little sticky with a very nice bean flavor. Lv da gun has been famous from the Qing Dynasty and has known for its sweet and glutinous taste.

Taste different flavor of these 5 famous snacks when you come to Beijing. See others 5 famous snacks in the next Beijing Top 10 famous snack article.