Capital Classics: Beijing’s Specialty Snacks

This month, we worked up the courage to take on perhaps the most fearsome Taste Test imaginable – Beijing’s specialty snacks (Beijing techan), a proud category of foodstuff now regularly derided even by residents of the capital. With some trepidation, we entered the fray.

The Verdict
We can see why some of these are going out of fashion, but much of what we tried was actually quite enjoyable. The matuan, lüdagun and fuling jiabing were the standouts, but for sheer originality, our outright winner was the dried tomato. Don’t write techan off just yet.

Click here to see the March issue of the Beijinger in full.

Photos: Sui