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10 traditional foods that make Beijing's winter merrier

By Jiang Wanjuan and Yu Xiaoou (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-11-23 05:00 Comments

10 traditional foods that make Beijing's winter merrier

For Beijing seniors, storing up cabbage before the cold weather arrived was an annual tradition. The custom arose when Chinese cabbage was one of the few vegetables available in North China during the cold months. It's also cheap and easy to store. There are so many ways to use the green vegetables, from cabbage soup, steamed cabbage, cabbage salad to cabbage dumplings. [Photo/IC]

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