Blog Tag - snacks

Fall into a Cupcake Coma without Leaving Sanlitun
Let’s talk cupcakes today, dear reader! Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve noticed people sometimes give a hard pass on these baked treats, dissing them as...
Snack Attack: Chips & Dips Opens a Literal Hole in the Wall in Andingmen
Snack Attack is your weekly guide to the sometimes smelly, sometimes flavorful, sometimes odd munchies to be had in the capital. Andingmen has...
Snack Attack: Argentina in Beijing Through a Box of...Bakes
You know how the adage goes, dear reader. Keep your friends close, your enemies even closer and your eats portable. Did I just coin that last bit?...
Snack Attack: Munching on Madoufu, Son of Douzhi'er
Snack Attack is your weekly guide to the sometimes smelly, sometimes flavorful, sometimes odd munchies to be had in the capital. If like me, you...
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When you think of Chinese food, what comes to mind? Is it a regular takeout with a sweet and sour sauce or perhaps deep-fried meat with a gravy based...
Where to Get the Best Zongzi in Beijing
If you’re like me, these past few weeks of working from home have felt like all your days sort of blend together. It’s hard telling weekdays apart...
Snack Attack: Munching on a Pig-Eating Tiger, aka Gua Bao
Snack Attack is your weekly guide to the sometimes flavorful, sometimes smelly, sometimes odd munchies to be had in the capital. Ok, so this snack...
Industry Insider: What’s Really Lurking In Those Foreign Snacks?
Baidu is embroiled in hot debate! Unilever, the maker of the very popular Magnum Ice cream bars, recently admitted they use powdered milk in their...
TaoBrowser: What the Childhood of Chinese Millennials May Taste Like?
Where can you buy that? You already know the answer: Taobao. But navigating China’s biggest e-commerce platform can be a nightmare for foreigners, so...
How to Make Finger Lickin' Good Spiced Edamame at Home
There might not be many outdoor malatang places to get your edamame fix this summer, but no one can stop you from whipping up your own bowl of these...
Lay's China Ups its Snack Game With a New Range of Unique Localized Chip Flavors
Lay’s has upped its localized snack game with a new range of creative, and slightly bizarre, Chinese chip flavors. They've also collaborated with a...
Street Eats: What Happens When a 1,000-Year-Old Snack Meets Forrest Gump?
Have you ever asked yourself what happens when a 1,000-year-old Chinese snack meets the world's most beloved (and possibly only) story of a ...
Street Eats: Traditional Beijing Muslim Sweets at Laohuihui, Zuojiazhuang
Beijing's street food scene has no shortage of international options, be it cream puffs, cheesy toast, fried chicken, or shawarma. And while it's...
Oishi: The Filipino Snack Giant that Won the Hearts (and Stomachs) of Chinese Patrons
In the wake of our 2018 Beijing Burger Festival, our Rock-Hard Buns series will whet your appetite by taking a look at those vendors who slung their...
Mandarin Monday: When a Chuanr is Chuan'r is a Chuan'er, How to Correctly Transliterate Beijing's Favorite Street Snack
Everybody eats it, and nobody seems to know how to spell it: The ubiquitous and delicious bits of lamb or other animal bits pressed on a stick and...