Fuling jiabing also known Fu Ling Bing or Tuckahoe Pie,
is a traditional snack food

Snack food

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 of Beijing

Beijing

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 and is an integral part of the city's culture

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. It is a pancake

Pancake

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-like snack made from flour, sugar, and fuling (Poria), rolled around nuts, honey, and other ingredients. The flour can be mixed with fuling (Poria), a kind of Chinese medicine from Yunnan

Yunnan

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province that is used to rid the spleen of dampness. It is a mushroom. Different ingredients are rolled into the pancakes making a variety of Fuling 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 the best known for its Fuling jiabing.