Spring Festival Flavor| Stick Together with Sticky Bean Buns

Sticky bean buns are an essential traditional food during the Spring Festival in Northeast China. They are usually made at the beginning of winter and then stored inoutdoor tanks for the winter.

The sticky bean buns originated from the "yellow steamed bun" in Changzhi, Shanxi Province, and were brought into the Northeast by the migrants from Shanxi. It is made of millet flour and bean paste. Sticky bean buns are popular in Northeast China because of their easy storage and easy availability of ingredients.

The taste and quality of sticky bean buns require high skill from the maker, so the sticky bean buns made by different people will be different. It has become a custom for local people to give each other sticky bean buns whenever they make them. At the same time, sticky bean buns are also ideal for giving away relatives and friends from afar. Many people who moved from the countryside to the city show a particular nostalgia for this traditional food during the Spring Festival, as they always miss the taste of their hometown.