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In pics: Zibo makes yummy Bing Dwen Dwen Olympic mascots

zibo.gov.cn| Updated: February 16, 2022

These days a raft of chefs in Zibo city, located in East China's Shandong province, are employing traditional methods to make thousands of edible versions of Bing Dwen Dwen – the official panda mascot for the ongoing Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

They use a range of different ingredients, including sugar and sweet soup balls. Check out this amazing tasty creation!

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Liu Lu, an inheritor of Huantai county's famous bobo snack, is nowadays making a Bing Dwen Dwen-shaped bobo. Bobos are wheat buns that are larger than regular steamed buns. Skilled housewives can make them in the shape of different animals and figures, as well as decorate them with red jujubes and colorful flowers. [Photo/WeChat account: zibowenhualvyou]

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A little boy holds a sugar painting of Bing Dwen Dwen. [Photo/WeChat account: zibowenhualvyou]

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With the Lantern Festival falling on Feb 15, coinciding with the ongoing Beijing 2022 Olympics, Zibo's chefs are making creative sweet soup balls featuring the Bing Dwen Dwen mascot, to cheer on the Winter Olympics athletes! [Photo/WeChat account: zibowenhualvyou]


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