Beijing Local Street Food Tour: Chicken Feet, Bamboo Worms
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Beijing Local Street Food Tour: Chicken Feet, Bamboo Worms

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Beijing Local Street Food Tour: Chicken Feet, Bamboo Worms
From $249.00
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Flexible booking and cancellation options.

What you’ll do

From savory braised pig’s feet to crunchy bamboo worms, Chinese cuisine is unlike that of any other place in the world. Eat like a Beijing local as you make your way through the city’s historic Hutong alleys in search of 12 traditional Beijing foods that most visitors don’t dare sample, like fermented mung bean and blackened chicken feet. This tour provides a deeper understanding of Beijing culture as well as the opportunity to try all foods as per itinerary.
Highlights
  • Beijing street food tour
  • Try 12 or more obscure Beijing dishes that most visitors don’t sample
  • Food items could include chicken feet, pig brain, or jellyfish
  • Walk through historic Hutong alleyways in Old Beijing
  • Learn about the city’s history and culture as you go
  • All tastings included as per itinerary
  • Hotel pickup from Beijing City Center included
Itinerary
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Greet your gastronomic guide in your Beijing City center hotel lobby.Travel by taxi(at your own cost) to the old Beijing neighborhood area - Hutong, and walk around the alleys where you will find some extraordinary food items either in some famous local restaurants or at street food stalls.
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Here is the sample food tasting menus for the Brave Man:
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• Black chicken feet: ugly handwriting because eating the chicken's feet?
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• Douzhi and Jiaoquan: When in Beijing, do as the Beijingers do. Douzhi is a fermented mung bean drink which is a bit similar to soy milk but slightly sour. Drinking Douzhi is the best way to tell if a person is a local Beijing or not. Jiaoquan is the best side snack for Douzhi.
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• Bovine testes soup: Chinese believe that "if one eats an organ of an animal, then it will be good for the corresponding organ in one's body."
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• Donkey burger: A famous saying: "Goose is the best meat from Sky, donkey is the best meat on the ground."
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• Barbecue chicken heart: It surely helps you to retain a strong heart.
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• Barbecue Pig Brain: This certainly makes you wiser
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• Duck's tongue: What a romantic French Kiss with Duck? (If you don't like to kiss duck, you can choose ox or pig)
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• Pig's intestine and lung soup: One of the famous dishes that origins from Forbidden city's Imperial Kitchen!
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• Pigs' feet:Nature collagen is good for your skin
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• 100 years old preserved egg: To see is to believe; To eat is to experience!
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• Niu Er: Famous local liquor (56% alcohol)
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• Jellyfish: It is the best combination with Niu Er.
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• Bamboo worm:It is one of the most common larvae in Yunnan Province.It is considered as a quality met and full of proteinWhat if you are not brave enough? Don't worry, beside all above 13 interesting food items, your guide will take you to eat some other regular dishes to fill your stomach!
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After your amazing food challenge tour is completed, you can choose to continue exploring the area on your own or your guide will help you to find a taxi to transfer back to your hotel

What’s included

Private Transfer if you choose the related option

Private Tour

Local Guide

Food Tasting

What’s not included

Gratuities

Transportation to/from attractions if you choose the tour without transfer

What’s not included

Gratuities

Transportation to/from attractions if you choose the tour without transfer

Notes

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Age under 4 is free to join

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Vegetarian option is NOT available

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

From $249.00
Calendar iconWhen are you going
Cancellation Policy
Flexible booking and cancellation options.