Xian What to eat
There are many varieties of famous snacks in Xi'an with uniqueness. The representative snacks includes as follows:
Xi'an Dumpling Banquet
Xi'an Dumpling Banquet was originated from the dumplings of Tang Dynasty and traditional dumplings in folk community. This banquet is made with elaborate material selections and unique techniques. The dumplings made are impressive and characterized for their shapes. Xi'an Dumpling Banquet is famous for its multiple diversity and variety of dumplings on the table.
Xi'an Dumpling Banquet
Xi'an Dumpling Banquet was originated from the dumplings of Tang Dynasty and traditional dumplings in folk community. This banquet is made with elaborate material selections and unique techniques. The dumplings made are impressive and characterized for their shapes. Xi'an Dumpling Banquet is famous for its multiple diversity and variety of dumplings on the table.
Xi'an Dumpling Banquet concentrates the good-points of various dumplings in different regions. Many breakthroughs and betterments are shown in design, shape, production and cuisine-style. Fresh vegetables of different seasons and the daintiness of different areas are made to be different stuffing. The way of cooking is enlarged to be cooking, frying, baking and boiling from the one-fold cooking and braising. In the angle of style and design, more and more folktales and fairytales are widely used for uniqueness and attractiveness.
Qinzhen Liang Pi
Qinzhen Liang Pi has more than 200-year history. It is made of the rice flour. Such kind of snack is also called Qinzhenmipi for it is from Qin town of Hu County. The rice flour is generally made to be the paste and then laid on multilayer bamboo steamers. The Liangpi is thin, slender, and soft with typical local relish.
Beef and Mutton Sups with Shredded Cake
Beef and Mutton Sups with Shredded Cake are a famed snack in Xi'an. The over-boiled high-quality beef and mutton meats are used for stuffing. It is said that Beef and Mutton Sups with Shredded Cake was derived from beef and mutton meat soup in 11th BC. In the Zhou Dynasty, beef and mutton meat soup was made for presenting the vassals. There is a piece of hearsay like this: the first emperor of Song Dynasty was in trouble when he was in Chang'an before his enthronement as the emperor of Song Dynasty. He led a belly-pinched life in Chang'an all the time. One day, he came to the front of a shop. The shopkeeper found he was so poor that he cooked a bowl of beef and mutton soup for him. He devoured the food ravenously and felt it was the best delicious one in the world. After he became the first emperor of Song Dynasty, and one day he went by Chang'an but could not forget the food he ate in hard time. He found out that shop with many officials and ate Beef and Mutton Sups with Shredded Cake once again. He still felt it was much too tasty, so he awarded this kind-hearted shopkeeper too much.
Roujiamo (Chinese-style Hamburger)
Roujiamo is the well-known food in Xi'an. It was originated from Warring states. At that time people called it Cold Meat (Hanrou). It is generally called Chinese-style hamburger. The most famous producer of Roujiamo is Fan Fengxiang and his son. Their shop was founded in 1925 with more than 80 years.
Surely, a time-honored city is none other than a cuisine kingdom with more kinds of foods than mention above. Hence the best way for feeling that is to visit Xi'an by ourselves.
