Chinese Snack
From Chinese Food Wiki
Introduction
Chinese snacks (小吃, xiǎochī) cover a wide range of small dishes and packaged treats eaten between meals or as street food. They include savory bites such as spiced tofu and tea eggs, sweet rice snacks, and regional specialties like Xi'an's Roujiamo or Wuhan's Hot Dry Noodles. Many snacks are sold in bags as ready-to-eat products, while others are freshly prepared at stalls and night markets.
This page lists common snack categories and links to related articles on Chinese Food Wiki.
Rice and grain snacks
- Chinese Rice Snack — overview of rice-based snacks
- Guoba 锅巴 — crispy rice crust
- Zongzi 粽子 — sticky-rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
- Other rice snacks often sold as packaged goods: popcorn rice (爆米花), snow crackers (雪饼), fried rice (炒米), rice candy (米花糖), nian gao (年糕), eight-treasure porridge (八宝粥), fermented rice (醪糟), and ci ba (糍粑)
Tofu and savory snacks
- Chinese Olive Snack
- Chinese Tofu Snack
- Chinese Snack Marble (tea egg / 茶叶蛋)
- Chinese Dried Tofu Snack
- Chinese Spicy Tofu Snack
- Chinese Peas Snack
- Chinese Egg Snack
- Chinese Dried Ginger Snack
- Chinese Gluten Snack
- Stinky Tofu — fermented tofu street snack
- Century Egg — preserved egg often eaten as a snack or side
Nut, fruit, and novelty snacks
- Chinese Almond Snack
- Chinese Goldfish Snack
- Chinese Hot Dog Snack
- Chinese Konjac Snack
- Chinese Panda Snack
- Chinese Pecan Snack
- Chinese Pineapple Snack
- Chinese Plum Snack