Fuling jiabing

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Fuling jiabing (traditional Chinese: 茯苓夾餅; simplified Chinese: 茯苓夹饼; pinyin: Fúlíng jiābǐng) is a traditional specialty snack food of Beijing and is an integral part of their culture. It is a pancake-like, thin white piece of snack made from flour, sugar, and fuling (Smilax), sandwiching some contents made from nuts, honey, and other ingredients. The flour is usually mixed with fuling (Smilax), which is a kind of Chinese medicine from Yunnan province. Different contents sandwiched give a variety of Fuling jiabing. The pancakes can be carved into beautiful patterns, too.

It used to be light snack served to the royal family or governmental officials in the Qing Dynasty. Now it has become one of the tourist's must-have snacks of Beijing. Century-old traditional Daoxiangchun (稻香村) is the best known for its Fuling jiabing.