Mung Bean Milk (Dou Zhi) ( Huguosi Restaurant )
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Type:
Snacks -
Tel:
(010)66181705 -
Per Capita Consumption:
30 RMB 30 RMB -
Business hours:
5:30 - 21:00
Description
Mung Bean Milk (Dou Zhi)
Dou Zhi (or Dou Zhi’er) is a traditional Beijing snack, and it is said that it has had a history of more than 300 years. It is a fermented drink made from mung bean, and is beneficial for stomach and spleen. Already in the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, Dou Zhi had became popular among Beijing area and in the Qing Dynasty it turned to a kind of royal drink. For most local Beijingers, having a bowl of Dou Zhi with a pair of Jiaoquan (another Beijing Snack made of dough) would be a perfect bre...
Read MoreMung Bean Milk (Dou Zhi)
Dou Zhi (or Dou Zhi’er) is a traditional Beijing snack, and it is said that it has had a history of more than 300 years. It is a fermented drink made from mung bean, and is beneficial for stomach and spleen. Already in the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, Dou Zhi had became popular among Beijing area and in the Qing Dynasty it turned to a kind of royal drink. For most local Beijingers, having a bowl of Dou Zhi with a pair of Jiaoquan (another Beijing Snack made of dough) would be a perfect breakfast. However, for many visitors, they would find that this drink has an unpleasant smell and disgusting taste, so it could be a total challenge for them to have a sip of Dou Zhi.
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Mung Bean Milk is a kind of healthy food.
It has effects of clearing heat, detoxicating and nourishing the stomach