Daoxiang Village Dim Sums in Beijing
Daoxiang Village is a famous time-honored brand in Beijing. There are different dim sums you can eat in different seasons at Daoxiang villages.
| 24 Solar Terms | Recommended Food | Main Ingredients |
| Beginning of spring | Spring Roll(a thin sheet of dough, rolled, stuffed and fried) | Pork, hotbed chives, Spring spinage, shallot, mung bean sprout and other seasonal vegetables |
| Rain Water | Honey Pie(雨水望蜜饼) | Honey and fresh pomelo as stuffings |
| The Waking of Insects | Dragon Cake(惊蛰盘龙糕) | Chinese yam with Osmanthus sauce |
| The Spring Equinox | Sun Cake(春分太阳糕) | Barley shoots as stuffing |
| Pure Brightness | Sweet Green Rice Ball(清明青团) | Green wheat juice, glutinous rice flour, sweetened bean paste/black sesame |
| Grain Rain | Toona Sinensis Puff Pastry(谷雨椿芽酥) | Toona sinensis(香椿芽) as stuffing |
| The Beginning of Summer | Dried Orange Peel Cake(立夏陈皮饼) | Dried orange peel as stuffing |
| Lesser Fullness | Longan Crisp(小满桂圆酥) | Longan meat and Baifeng bean(白凤豆) as stuffings |
| Grain in Beard | Mulberry Cake(芒种桑椹果) | Mulberry, purple sweet potato and lotus seed |
| The Summer Solstice | Lotus Nut and Lily Cake(夏至莲子百合饼) | Matcha powder, lotus nut and Lily |
| Slight Heat | Green Bean Cake(小暑绿豆消暑糕) | Mung bean paste |
| Great Heat | Jingu Crisp(大暑金谷酥) | Wheatmeal, purple rice powder, millet flour, buckwheat and pumpkin |
| The Beginning of Autumn | Braised Pork Shoulder with Soy(立秋酱肘) | Pork Shoulder |
| The End of Heat | Baihe Duck(处暑百合鸭) | Lily, flos chrysanthemi, dried orange peel, honey, duck |
| White Dew | Sweet Potato Cake(白露甘薯饼) | Sweet potato as stuffing |
| The Autumn Equinox | Taro Cake(秋分芋饼) | Taro as stuffing |
| Cold Dew | Sesame Crisp(寒露芝麻酥) | Black and white sesame, and Osmanthus |
| Frost’s Descent | Cony Meat(霜降兔肉) | Cony meat, big bone soup, red dated and medlar |
| The Beginning of Winter | Finger Citron Rolls(立冬佛手卷) | Fresh cabbage and pork as stuffings |
| Lesser Snow | Winter Dish(小雪冬腊菜) | Potherb mustard, preserved meat, shredded red pepper, yellow rice wine |
| Greater Snow | Red Date Cake(大雪红枣糕) | Triticale, black rice, black corn, black millet, black sesame, red date, honey and walnut kernel |
| The Winter Solstice | Nie Er Duo(冬至捏耳朵) | Mutton, cabbage, big bone soup, etc |
| Lesser Cold | Braised Venison(小寒坛焖鹿肉) | Fresh venison, medlar, shii-take |
| Greater Cold | Remove Cold Cake(大寒消寒糕) | Rice cake, walnut kernel, longan, red date, sticky rice, Chinese date |
