3-Hour Private Night Tour: Beijing Foodie Experience

Name: 3-Hour Private Night Tour: Beijing Foodie Experience
Brand: Tabl
SKU: RJ6Z5H
Price: 117.00 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)

3 hours

Group

English

What you’ll do

Meet your guide in the lobby of your Beijing hotel at 5:30 p.m. and travel together by taxi (own expense) to the main market area. Stroll through the hutongs, or old alleyways, and learn about their history as you walk to your first eatery. Upon arrival at Xinjiang Taste Restaurant, sample 3-5 different types of kabobs accompanied by side dishes like eggplant, garlic, leeks, and beans. Then, try tanjianbing, a savory fried pancake popular among locals. Topped off with a sampling or Erguoto – a traditional Chinese white liquor. Continue walking down the same street to taste a number of other sweet and savoroy specialties, including sesame cakes, Sichuan kabobs, peanut milk, cold noodles, steamed rice cake, and more. Throughout the tour, learn about each dish’s ingredients and cultural significance from your guide. Next you'll stop at a local restaurant serving Yunnan Province's traditional cuisine. Delight in flower cakes, plum liquor and "Cross Bridge" rice noodles. Try their speciality, dish-fired bamboo worm (own expense). At the end of your tour, opt to stay and continue exploring the night markets or return to your hotel.

Highlights

Private 3-hour tour of Beijing night markets
Sample a wide variety of sweet and savory dishes and learn about each from your guide
Discover local cuisine that you can enjoy throughout your travels
Ideal introduction to local culinary scene
Private tour provides personal experience
All tasting included as per itinerary
Vegetarian option available upon request

Itinerary

Greet your gastronomic guide in your Beijing City center hotel lobby and embark on your culinary tour of the city’s charming historic neighborhoods like famous Dongsi Hutong.

Travel by taxi(on your own expense) to get to the main area where you will do all of your tastings. Listen, as your guide offers intriguing insight into the Hutong’s rich history before taking a seat at your first eatery, Xinjiang Taste Restaurant. Here, you will sample the restaurants specialty, Lamb kabobs. Try 3-5 different types of kabobs and side dishes such as eggplant, beans, garlic, leeks, and Nang. Erguotou-also known as Chinese white liquor is a Chinese alcoholic beverage, you will try it here.

Next, sample the local delicacy of Tanjianbing, a pan-fried pancake favored by locals.

Along the same street, you will also try sweet dough, sesame cakes, Ma hua, and Zongzi. Taste other delicacies such as Baozi,Beijing Jar yogurt, and Tanghulu(local snack made of crabapple). Proceed to the next stand where you will try 5-12 Sichuan kabobs and to drink, peanut beverage, or orange soda.

Afterwards, move on to another restaurant that will serve you Yunnan Province's cuisine which including the flower cake,cold cakes made of pea,grilled bread covered by rice flower ,rice wine ,plum liquor and "Cross Bridge" Rice Noodles.If you are adventure foodies ,here you can try their famous dish-fired bamboo worm.(at your own expense)

You will also try the local Beijing Snack Set which including Glutinous Rice Roll with Sweet Bean Flour,Yellow Pea Cake,Steamed Rice Cakes with Sweet Stuffing,The Seasoned Millet Porridge and more

If you want to continue to explore the Wangfujing area, just tell your guide, she will give directions or help you to find a taxi to transfer back to your hotel .