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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Luzhu Huoshao]]
	* [[Beijing Food]]		* [[Beijing Food]]
	* [[Chinese Drink]]		* [[Chinese Drink]]

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	\|description=Douzhi is Beijing's ~~iconic~~ sour fermented mung-bean drink, ~~usually~~ paired with ~~savory~~ fritters and pickles.		\|description=Douzhi is Beijing's sour fermented mung-bean drink, classically paired with jiaoquan fritters and spicy pickles.
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	\| alternate_name = Dou zhi; Beijing fermented mung-bean milk~~; Beijing douzhi'er~~		\| alternate_name = Dou zhi; douzhi'er; Beijing fermented mung-bean milk
	\| pinyin = Dòuzhī		\| pinyin = Dòuzhī
	\| type = Fermented drink / snack		\| type = Fermented drink / snack
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	'''Douzhi''' (Simplified/Traditional Chinese: 豆汁; Pinyin: ''Dòuzhī''; ~~also '~~'~~douzhi~~'er'') is a traditional Beijing fermented drink made from mung-bean starch production ~~leftover~~, ~~naturally sour and~~ gray-green~~. It is~~ a ~~folk symbol of [[Beijing Food]]~~ breakfast ~~culture, often eaten with [[Jiaoquan]]-style fried rings and spicy pickled vegetables~~.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douzhi English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Douzhi''' (Simplified/Traditional Chinese: 豆汁; Pinyin: ''Dòuzhī''; colloquial Beijing ''dòuzhīr'') is a traditional Beijing fermented drink made from the liquid by-product of mung-bean starch or cellophane-noodle production. Served hot, it is gray-green, sharply sour, and pungent—an acquired taste that locals treat as a hutong breakfast emblem rather than as sweet soy milk.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douzhi English Wikipedia: Douzhi]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	~~Taste~~ is ~~sharply~~ sour and ~~beany—polarizing~~ to ~~newcomers~~. ~~Served hot in bowls~~; ~~locals treat it~~ as ~~a seasonal comfort drink rather than a~~ sweet ~~soy milk~~.		The aroma is fermented and vegetal; the taste is sour with a light bitter edge. Fresh shop douzhi is kept hot in a pot and ladled to order. Newcomers often fail the first sip; Beijingers joke that loving douzhi is a soft cultural loyalty test. It is '''not''' the same beverage as sweet or savory [[Soy Milk]], nor the same snack as soft [[Douhua]] tofu pudding.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="vb">[https://english.visitbeijing.com.cn/article/4Ij8fs8gdkc VisitBeijing: experiencing old Beijing culture through taste (douzhi)]</ref>

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Fermented mung-bean slurry ~~(from cellophane-noodle~~ / starch ~~processing), salt optional~~. ~~Accompaniments~~: fried ~~dough~~ rings, pickled ~~mustard tuber~~, sesame ~~cakes~~.		Fermented mung-bean slurry remaining after starch settles for fen si / starch foods; boiled and held hot for drinking. Classic accompaniments: crisp fried rings ([[Jiaoquan]]), shredded spicy pickled vegetables, and sometimes a sesame flatbread sandwiching the fritter. Overview only—no production recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~Hutong~~ and ~~breakfast~~-~~stall identity~~ of [[Beijing ~~Food]~~], ~~distinct~~ from ~~sweet [[Douhua]] or plain soy milk. Frequently contrasted~~ with ~~imperial roast~~-~~duck image of the capital~~.		Popular histories place mung-bean drinks in northern life from Liao–Song eras onward and note Qing-period talk of palace interest in the snack; a Qianlong-era cleanliness-check anecdote appears in tourism and press retellings—useful as court-and-street color, not as a sealed invention charter.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="cn">[http://guoqing.china.com.cn/2022-05/16/content_78248288.htm China.org.cn / Guoqing: old Beijing douzhi culture note]</ref>

			In modern Beijing the set of douzhi + jiaoquan + pickles remains the canonic breakfast plate. Secondary sources and municipal culture pages note that Beijing’s douzhi-eating custom was listed among Beijing intangible cultural heritage items in 2007—a soft ICH recognition of the foodway, not a restaurant franchise claim.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="vb" />

			Writers from Liang Shiqiu onward have described the drink’s “sour, hot, and spicy” eating grammar: sip the sour broth hot, crunch the fritter, and chase with chili-pickle shreds.<ref name="vb" />

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Breakfast with savory sides. See [[Beijing Food]] and [[Chinese Drink]].		Breakfast bowl with savory sides. Specialty douzhi shops and some old-brand snack counters still sell it; supermarket packaged versions exist but rarely match fresh fermented depth. See [[Beijing Food]] and [[Chinese Drink]]; keep separate from dessert soy milks.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Beijing Food]]		* [[Beijing Food]]
	* [[Chinese Drink]]		* [[Chinese Drink]]
			* [[Jiaoquan]]
			* [[Soy Milk]]
	* [[Douhua]]		* [[Douhua]]
	* [[Jianbing]]		* [[Jianbing]]
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	== References ==		== References ==
	{{~~Reflist~~}}		{{reflist}}

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'''Douzhi''' (Simplified/Traditional Chinese: 豆汁; Pinyin: ''Dòuzhī''; also ''douzhi'er'') is a traditional Beijing fermented drink made from mung-bean starch production leftover, naturally sour and gray-green. It is a folk symbol of [[Beijing Food]] breakfast culture, often eaten with [[Jiaoquan]]-style fried rings and spicy pickled vegetables.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douzhi English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Taste is sharply sour and beany—polarizing to newcomers. Served hot in bowls; locals treat it as a seasonal comfort drink rather than a sweet soy milk.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Fermented mung-bean slurry (from cellophane-noodle / starch processing), salt optional. Accompaniments: fried dough rings, pickled mustard tuber, sesame cakes.

== History and culture ==

Hutong and breakfast-stall identity of [[Beijing Food]], distinct from sweet [[Douhua]] or plain soy milk. Frequently contrasted with imperial roast-duck image of the capital.

== Serving and variations ==

Breakfast with savory sides. See [[Beijing Food]] and [[Chinese Drink]].

== See also ==

* [[Beijing Food]]
* [[Chinese Drink]]
* [[Douhua]]
* [[Jianbing]]
* [[Zhajiangmian]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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