As soon as you arrive in Beijing, you will need to go shopping for food. I think you won't only want to eat some common foods and finish your meal, but also hope to buy something special to eat while hanging around on the streets with your friends. At this time, Beijing’s local products should be on your to buy list. One place among many in Beijing you need to visit isWangfujing, where you will find an abundance of Beijing’s local food.

Candied Fruit (果脯)

The candied fruit in Beijing is made of fresh fruit by traditional secret recipes handed down from ancient royal kitchens. In ancient times, to make sure the emperor was able to have the fresh fruit of different seasons at any time, the chef immersed the fresh fruit into honey to make candied fruit, such as pears, apricots, peaches and apples. Gradually, this technique became known by the common people and many workshops making candied fruit appeared. Now there are over hundreds of candied fruits in Beijing. They taste sweet or sour and are treasured by both locals and tourists.

Beijing Crisp Candy (北京酥糖)

Beijing Crisp Candy is known as one of the best three candies of China, together with Shanghai Toffee and Guangzhou Fruit Drops. It is made of high quality sugar and sesame paste and tastes crisp, fragrant and sweet. Red Lobster Crisp Candy, formed in lobster shape, is the best one and it has gained high reputation at home and aboard.

Besides such sweet candies, there are also other kinds of products that might draw your attention too, such as Lotus Liquor, Lv Da Gun (驴打滚), Wangzhihe Stinking Toufu and so on. If you wish to try them, you may go to Wangfujing,Qianmenand some hutongs.