Fuling jiabing (simplified Chinese:茯苓夹饼;traditional Chinese:茯苓夾餅;pinyin:Fúlíng jiābǐng), also knownFu Ling Bing orTuckahoe Pie,[1] is atraditionalsnack food ofBeijing and is an integral part of the city'sculture. It is apancake-like snack made from flour, sugar, andfuling (Poria), rolled around nuts, honey, and other ingredients. The flour can be mixed withfuling (Wolfiporia extensa), a Chinese medicinal fungus native toYunnan province that is used in TCM to ‘rid the spleen of dampness’. Different ingredients are rolled into the pancakes making a variety ofFuling jiabing. The pancakes can be carved into beautiful patterns, too.
It used to be a light snack served to the royal family or governmental officials in the Qing Dynasty. Now it has become a must-have snack of Beijing.Daoxiangchun (稻香村) is renowned for the excellence of itsFuling jiabing.
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