Jiangyan temple fair traditional cuisine

Visiting temple fairs in Beijing is a folk tradition left over from old Beijing, just as the Spring Festival Gala has become a cultural feast for Beijing citizens during the Spring Festival. Temple fair is also called temple city or temple fair. These names can be said to be historical "traces" left by the formation of temple fairs. There are all kinds of delicious snacks at the temple fair. Next, come with me to see the classic snacks of Beijing Temple Fair.

Food recommendation of Beijing temple fair: candied haws

Sugar-coated haws are traditional foods in China. It is made by stringing wild fruits with bamboo sticks and dipping them in malt syrup, which quickly hardens in the wind. The common snacks in northern winter are generally made of hawthorn, and the syrup is frozen hard, which tastes sour and sweet, and it is still very cold.

Sugar-coated haws make many people recall their childhood, and the sour and sweet taste is still fresh in their memory. Sugar-coated haws, in the Song Dynasty, began an ancient practice. It has long been recorded in history that it was popular everywhere in the Qing Dynasty, and teahouses, theaters and streets can be seen everywhere. Now it has become a traditional snack in China. Sugar gourd is suitable for all ages. Has effects in stimulating appetite, caring skin, enhancing intelligence, relieving fatigue, and clearing away heat.

Recommended flavors: traditional hawthorn Sugar-Coated Berry, strawberry Sugar-Coated Berry, yam bean and black dates.

Beijing temple fair food recommendation: enema

Fried enema is a favorite snack of Beijingers and a very popular street snack. Enema began in Ming dynasty. "Hundred Odes of Gourmet in the Old Capital" refers to fried enema, saying: "The fat sausage is fried for a while, and the spicy garlic is salty and delicious. Rotten oil smells like bacon, and the soil door tastes poor. " There are often street vendors selling this kind of food in old Beijing. The record says: "Powdered sausage should be fried and chopsticks and vegetables should be scooped with a shovel. Children with special taste should buy it and cross several alleys in Xie Yang Lane. "

The most popular snack at the temple fair is fried enema, usually 5- 10 yuan. Although it is not as authentic as before, it is still one of the hottest foods at the Spring Festival temple fair.