Aiwowo (Steamed Rice Cakes with Sweet Stuffing)

Ai wo wo, or steamed rice cakes with sweet stuffing, is made of glutinous rice or millet flour with sweet filling. It first appeared during the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) and was a favorite of the imperial families of the Ming Dynasty. Traditionally, it is eaten from the Lunar New Year to the end of summer, but it is now sold throughout the year.

Tang Juan Guo

Tang Juan Guo is a kind of Muslim food of the Hui ethnic group. The main ingredients are yam and jujube. Tang Juan Guo are full of protein and vitamins and are especially good for women.

Tang Er Duo (Fried Sugar Cake)

Tang Er Duo, a typical snack in Beijing, is named after its shape looks like human ear.

Mian Cha (Milletmush)

It is a traditional gruel common to both Beijing cuisine, and often sold as a snack on the street. It is made from sorghum flour and/or broomcorn millet and/or proso millet flour and glutinous millet flour.

The dish is prepared in two steps. First, flours of sorghum and/or millet are cooked in advance, often by stir-frying. When a customer orders the dish, hot water is poured into a bowl containing the flour(s) to create a paste-like mush, which is served with white and/or brown sugar and sweet osmanthus sauce.