Beijing is such a city, as it is full of stories, having a history of over thousands of years, where you can find many special items with the Beijing flavor. Can you feel it as being special compared to the local sweet food?

Chinese name: 北京酥糖（běi jīng sū táng）

Beijing Crispy Candy is known as one of the three best 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 a lobster shape, is the best one and it has gained a high reputation at home and aboard.

Candied Fruit

Chinese name: 果脯（guǒ pǔ）

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 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 fruit in Beijing. They taste sweet and sour and are treasured by locals and tourists for their golden luster and nice chewy texture.