Beijing is a city of gastronomic contradictions. The traditional everyday diet of local people is a simple affair: noodles, breads and dumplings, with pork and mutton, beancurd and vegetables.

• 北京是一个美食矛盾体。当地人的日常传统饮食是一件简单的事：面条、面包和饺子，饺子馅有猪肉、羊肉、豆腐和蔬菜。