Tasting delicious snack is an indispensable section of your trip in Beijing. Here, we are going to introduce you some snacks with sweet taste.

Wan Dou Huang (Pea Flour Cake)

Made with white peas, pea flour cake is a favorite springtime snack, and was very popular among members of the imperial court. It looks bright yellow and has a refreshing and mild sweet taste. The best part is its fine and smooth texture, it will melt in the mouth. Pea flour cake has been a favorite snack of the royal family since the Ming Dynasty. It is also eaten as a ceremonial dish on the third day of March, according to the Chinese calendar.

Jin Gao (Hawthorn Cake)

Jin Gao, or hawthorn cake, is a Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn. It tastes sour, sweet and soft, and could improve digestion.

Fried butter cake

Fried butter cake, or Naiyou Zhagao in Chinese, is one of the local snacks with rich nutrition in Beijing. It is also considered as one of the“Thirteen Amazing Foods in Beijing”. The round fried butter cake has an aromatic flavor.