http://beijinghaochi.com We eat, cook, and shoot in Beijing. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:41:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://beijinghaochi.com/beijing_snacks_jiumenxiaochi/ http://beijinghaochi.com/beijing_snacks_jiumenxiaochi/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:07:39 +0000 jen http://beijinghaochi.com/?p=1354 "Enjoy yourself in Beijing traditional snacks" reads the wall-sized sign next to the modest doorway hiding the courtyard of Jiumen xiaochi (九门小吃). In a little hutong off of the quieter end of Houhai is this treasure trove for those seeking old-school Beijing street snacks. Wangfujing is the famous, bustling, and sickeningly touristy "street food" alley, selling row upon row of deep-fried scorpions on a stick, and other assorted weird looking goodies that neither locals, nor tourists, really want to eat. However, I suppose it makes for a good photo opp. The Jiumen hutong complex is made up of the street food vendors that were relocated from their old location near Qianmen near Tiananmen, and the recessed  entryway READ MORE]]> http://beijinghaochi.com/beijing_snacks_jiumenxiaochi/feed/ 11