{"id":37269,"date":"2019-07-29T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=37269&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=37269"},"modified":"2025-02-26T22:53:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:53:44","slug":"china-snacks-and-street-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/china-snacks-and-street-food\/","title":{"rendered":"An introductory guide to snacks and street food in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>First of all, a disclaimer: this list of snacks and street food is no way comprehensive. How can it be? This is <a href=\"\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil=\"url\">China<\/a>: current population 1.4 billion that includes at least 55 ethnic minorities in addition to the Han Chinese, and over 5,000 years of history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sheer size of the country means that each region incorporates distinct cultural, religious and geographic influences. All this, and more, has an impact on Chinese cuisine, making for an almost endless ingredient list.<\/p>\n<h2>The 7 Best Chinese Street Food Dishes<\/h2>\n<p>To keep things simple, let\u2019s focus on a few of the most popular local snacks you\u2019re most likely to find in the places you\u2019re most likely to visit on an Intrepid China trip\u00a0(with a few notable mentions, of course).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Baozi<\/strong> <strong>(steamed stuffed buns)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>China-wide<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_37284\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37284\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_7.jpg\" alt=\"A steamer filled with dumpling in China\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_7-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_7-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Damien Raggatt.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now ubiquitous in inner-city suburbs around the world, <em>baozi (<\/em>or steamed stuffed buns) are a street vendor staple across China, particularly in the north. Light and fluffy, and most often eaten at breakfast, <em>baozi <\/em>are cheap, delicious and most importantly, easy to eat on the go. Fillings vary, and may be savoury or sweet, meat or vegetarian. Barbecue pork is a popular option, but depending on the region, you will also find buns filled with sweet red bean paste, green vegetables, or beef.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Jiaozi (dumplings)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>China-wide<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_37281\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37281\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_9-2.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of steamed dumplings\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_9-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_9-2-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_9-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_food_9-2-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Damien Raggatt.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Typically smaller, with a thinner casing than <em>baozi, <\/em>crescent-moon-shaped <em>jiaozi <\/em>(or steamed dumplings) are also found throughout China. Served steamed, fried or in a soup, <em>jiaozi<\/em> are eaten at any time of the day, often with a dipping sauce of black rice vinegar and chilli oil. Fillings vary from region to region, and tend to be more extensive than with <em>baozi<\/em>; as well as pork, prawn, and chive, you\u2019ll find dumplings filled with beef, mutton, scallops, mushrooms and cabbage \u2013 or a combination.<\/p>\n<p>Also keep an eye out for the Tibetan equivalent, <em>momo<\/em>, and if you\u2019re travelling the Silk Road to Xinxiang province, be sure to try the lamb-filled <em>manti<\/em>, with a side of chilli sauce.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Xiaolongbao<\/strong> (soup dumplings)\u00a0\u2013 Shanghai<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_37282\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37282\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_shanghai_-food_xiao-long-bao-dumplings_ss-577219087.jpg\" alt=\"A basket of soup dumplings in China\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_shanghai_-food_xiao-long-bao-dumplings_ss-577219087.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_shanghai_-food_xiao-long-bao-dumplings_ss-577219087-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_shanghai_-food_xiao-long-bao-dumplings_ss-577219087-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_shanghai_-food_xiao-long-bao-dumplings_ss-577219087-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by ARTYOORAN, Shutterstock.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not to be confused with dumpling soup i.e. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/top-5-dumplings\/\">dumplings <em>in <\/em>a soup<\/a>, <em>xiaolongbao\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>a Shanghai specialty \u2013 are a delicious cross between a steamed bun and steamed dumpling that are filled with soup. As well as a delicately flavoured hot broth, fillings might include minced pork seasoned with ginger, crab and roe, prawn or vegetable. Take care when eating! A safer option, that is just as delicious is <em>shengjian bao<\/em>, a popular Shanghai variation on <em>baozi, <\/em>pan-fried steamed pork buns.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Jianbing (fried pancakes) \u2013 Beijing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_37277\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37277\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1107173414-e1563337549671.jpg\" alt=\"Jianbing, a Chinese rolled crepe\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1107173414-e1563337549671.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1107173414-e1563337549671-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1107173414-e1563337549671-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1107173414-e1563337549671-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Larry Zhou, Shutterstock.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A familiar early morning sight on Beijing street corners, smoke from the open-air hot plate mingling with the mist, <em>jianbing<\/em> is one of the most popular breakfast snacks in China \u2013 and has been for thousands of years. Typically, a thin dough is spread across the grill and fried to a crisp, with an egg cracked on top, sprinkled with smatterings of coriander, spring onions and soybean paste. The crepe is then rolled around a crispy fried wonton\u00a0\u2013 or in the case of <em>jianbing guozi <\/em>(originally from Tianjin province), around a <em>youtiao <\/em>(deep-fried dough stick). If you prefer a sugar fix in the morning, try<em> tang youbing <\/em>(sweet fried dough), fried in a wok and coated in brown sugar that caramelises as it cooks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title single-post-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/a-vegetarians-guide-to-beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: \u201cIS THERE MEAT IN THIS BEEF?\u201d: A VEGETARIAN\u2019S GUIDE TO BEIJING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Yang rou chuan (lamb kebabs) \u2013 Xi\u2019an<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_37278\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37278\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1201481038-e1563337657341.jpg\" alt=\"Lamb kebabs on a grill in China\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1201481038-e1563337657341.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1201481038-e1563337657341-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1201481038-e1563337657341-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1201481038-e1563337657341-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by lightrain, Shutterstock.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You could spend a year in Xi\u2019an and eat a different snack for every meal each day, and still never try everything. But a good place to start are the night markets, in the heart of the city\u2019s Muslim Quarter. They are a sensory spectacle: listen to the constant chop chop as men slice rice bubble candy into tiny bricks, see carcasses hanging high near shish kebab stalls, feel the excitement of the crowds, the lights, the smells.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil=\"url\"><strong>SUBSCRIBE TO INTREPID\u2019S NEWSLETTER FOR MORE TRAVEL GUIDES, COMPETITIONS, GIVEAWAYS &amp; MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also find some of the city\u2019s\u00a0\u2013 and China\u2019s\u00a0\u2013 most delicious snacks here. Follow your nose to stalls selling <em>yang rou chuan<\/em>, barbecued lamb kebabs, or join the queue for a <em>roujiamo<\/em>, the Chinese equivalent of a hamburger. In the Muslim Quarter, <em>roujiamo <\/em>are filled with cumin-infused fried beef; elsewhere these delicious flatbread sandwiches are usually stuffed with pork. In hotter months, <em>liang pi<\/em>\u00a0(a cold noodle dish) makes for a refreshing light snack. After something sweet? Try the <em>shizibing<\/em>, a pan-fried persimmon pie, or <em>hua sheng su<\/em>, crunchy peanut brittle that is ideal to chew on during a train journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title single-post-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/xian-china-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: HOW XI\u2019AN BECAME AN UNEXPECTED HIGHLIGHT OF MY TRIP TO CHINA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6. Sichuan mala (spicy rabbit head)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Chengdu<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_37279\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37279\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_chilli_stir-fry_2.jpg\" alt=\"Spicy food on a white plate\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_chilli_stir-fry_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_chilli_stir-fry_2-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_chilli_stir-fry_2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Intrepid-Travel-china_chengdu_chilli_stir-fry_2-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Damien Raggatt.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sure, it doesn\u2019t sound all that appetising, but rabbit head is a delicacy in Sichuan, and a popular snack in Chengdu. The heads are simmered for hours in a spicy sauce, and unsurprisingly, eating them is a messy business \u2013 fortunately specialist restaurants supply thin plastic gloves to wear as part of the experience.<\/p>\n<p>Sichuan cuisine is known for being hot and spicy, and this is certainly evident in <em>bang bang ji<\/em>, a popular Chengdu snack. Chicken is pounded until it\u2019s tender (hence &#8216;bang bang&#8217;), shredded and served in a sauce flavoured with chilli and Sichuan peppercorns. Another snack worth trying, especially during the hot Sichuan summer, is <em>liang fen<\/em>, a cold dish made from clear jelly noodles in a \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 spicy sauce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hungry? Join us on a small group adventure around China now\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil=\"url\">check out our full range of tours here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Feature photo by Damien Raggatt.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, a disclaimer: this list of snacks and street food is no way comprehensive. How can it be? 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