When it comes to Beijing cuisine, few dishes carry as much sentimental weight as Jing Jiang Rou Si (京酱肉丝) – literally “capital sauce shredded pork” or “pork with bean sauce”. Though it doesn’t boast the centuries-old history of some other Beijing snacks, this beloved home-style dish has a backstory so touching that it has…
Wandou Huang, a classic cool sweet Beijing spring snack, evolved from street food to imperial dessert favored by Empress Dowager Cixi. It has rustic coarse and silky fine versions, with modern innovative variants sold at time-honored local eateries.