Snake-shaped steamed buns sell like hot cakes in Shanxi

Updated: Jan 15, 2025 chinadaily.com.cn Print

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A snake-themed *huamo* is on display at a huamo studio in Taiyuan, North China’s Shanxi province on Jan 13, 2025. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily]

Snake-shaped Shanxi huamo (decorated steamed buns) are in high demand as people are ready to usher in the Year of the Snake Spring Festival, which will fall on Jan 29.

Dating back more than a millennium, Shanxi huamo does not merely delight the eyes and tastebuds but also is of ceremonial use. In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

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