Tangerduo literally means sugar ear. It's a fried sweet snack that gets its name from its shape (it looks like an ear). The popular winter snack in Beijing is served cold and made of flour and sugar.
Winter is the best season to enjoy a sweet potato. It's fun to dress up the sweet potatoes with a flavorful sugar glaze, as in Beijing's traditional basi hongshu (glazed sweet potato).
Roasted chestnut is a popular street snack during Beijing's winter.
Tanghulu, sugarcoated haws on a stick, is a traditional winter snack in Beijing. Every year, as the weather cools down, tanghulu sales start heating up on almost every street corner in Beijing.
Lvdagun, a traditional Beijing sweet snack made from beans and rice flour, tastes especially good in winter and is a popular snack at Beijing's annual temple fairs.
A roasted sweet potato is a comfort street snack that will keep you warm during the cold Beijing winter.
Luzhu huoshao, chopped-up pig intestines with wheat bread may sound repulsive, but it's a traditional local delicacy in Beijing, especially during the winter season.
While winter's chill takes hold in China, mutton becomes more popular. In Beijing, the traditional shuanyangrou (mutton hot pot) is a top family dinner choice.
Persimmon is a typical winter fruit in Beijing. By putting it in slightly warm water to let the ice thaw, the flesh inside would become soft and sweet, making it a delicious snack for any occasion.
For Beijing seniors, storing up cabbage before the cold weather arrived was an annual tradition, and they use it to make cabbage soup, steamed cabbage, cabbage salad and cabbage dumplings.

When the weather gets chilly and the skies turn dark and gloomy, it's easy to feel down. There's nothing Beijingers can do about the bad weather; however, there are some foods that taste significantly better during the cold days which turns the winter frown upside down. Here are 10 Beijing specialties that make the winter merrier.

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