About: Guo Zi

Guo zi (Chinese: 果子; pinyin: guǒzi), also called eight samples of xuzhou, is a traditional Chinese sweet food including eight kinds of xiaochi and popular in the northern regions. People usually eat it in festival or ceremony. The Guo zi is not one food, but a collection of eight food items: Mi san dao, Yang jiao mi, Tiao su, Ma pian, Hua sheng tang, Jin qian bing, Nuo mi tiao and Gui hua su tang. Every food item has its own source, name and production method. Most items in Guo zi occurred in Chinese northern regions and the Guo zi occurred in Xu zhou in final. People usually send Guo zi to families or friends in festival or ceremony as a symbol of blessing. Nowadays, many people buy these items individually and the Guo zi, as a collection, becomes a symbol of festivals or ceremonies.