This extremely dense, honey-bound paste of peanuts and cashews (Y50 per kilo), with an apricot and pistachio garnish, was more on the salty than the sweet side. As for the price, I expect it was ratcheted up at the sight of a guy with a camera hanging from his neck. Aggressive bait-and-switch bargaining tactics are reportedly typical of the Russian-speaking street merchants in this area west of Ritan Park; on a later occasion, I saw a slab of nutcake from another vendor flung back in his cart, with appropriately colorful comments.
Nutcake Cart
Near Yabao Lu, Beijing
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