What are the special snacks in Xi’an?

1. Biang biang noodles:

Noodles are the daily diet of Xi'an people. Shaanxi people have a saying, "Spicy biang biang noodles." This biang biang noodles are rolled by hand. The noodles are wide, thick and long, and one of the top ten strange things in Shaanxi Province is "noodles like trouser belts", which describes this kind of noodles. Regarding the writing method of biang, there is a jingle: "One point lifts up to the sky, two bays of the Yellow River, the mouth is wide open, words go in, you twist, I twist; you grow, I grow; there is a horse king in the middle , at the end of the word "heart", next to the word "moon", leave a hook to hang hemp and talk about candy, and push a cart to go around Xianyang."

2. Roujiamo:

Roujiamo is the most famous snack in Xi'an. It not only tastes good, but also has a generous portion. The meat must be meat with cured sauce, and the steamed bun must be white Ji cake steamed bun. The meat should be a mixture of fat and lean meat, and should be minced.

Put it into the steamed bun and add some gravy. Take a bite and the meat is crispy. The steamed bun is crispy, the fat meat is not greasy, and the lean meat is not oily. Simply the best delicacy in the world! ! One bite will leave you with endless aftertaste.

3. Beef and mutton steamed buns:

Beef and mutton steamed buns are a snack with local flavor and ethnic characteristics in Xi'an. It has a long history and is a rare nourishing product. The steamed buns must be noodles and must be broken into small pieces by hand. The process of breaking the steamed buns is also very interesting.

Beef and mutton steamed buns were called "yang gen" in ancient times. Su Shi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, left a poem that said, "Long cuisine has bear wax, and Qin cooks only Yang gen." It is cooked finely, with heavy ingredients and mellow taste. The meat is rotten but not greasy, rich in nutrients, fragrant and appetizing, leaving endless aftertaste after eating.

To eat steamed buns, you need to dip them in chili sauce and pickled sugared garlic. Of course, the way to eat the chili sauce and pickled sugared garlic is also particular. When you first start eating, eat the steamed buns directly and wait for the feeling. When you're tired, just take a bite of sugared garlic or dip it in some chili sauce. After a few bites, drink some clear soup. It's really delicious!

4. Fen Tang Sheep’s Blood:

Fen Soup Sheep’s Blood is a traditional snack with Han characteristics in the Guanzhong area of ??Shaanxi Province. Pink Soup Sheep’s Blood pays attention to “numbing, spicy, salty, fragrant and light”. , tender”.

The sheep's blood is tender and smooth, without any fishy smell, and the chili oil makes the whole bowl red. It makes the corners of the mouth numb and the head is sweating profusely. It feels very comfortable. To eat sheep's blood in pink soup, you can ask for the soup and soak it in the cake yourself, or you can break it into pieces the size of copper coins and give it to the master to make the soup.

5. Dumpling Banquet:

The dumpling banquet has exquisite selection of materials and unique craftsmanship. The dumplings made are vivid in shape, each dumpling has one grid and one shape. The aftertaste is endless. Xi'an Dumpling Banquet is named mainly because this kind of banquet consists of various kinds of dumplings.

The dumpling feast has become a unique delicacy in Xi'an, and some people say it is also "a unique delicacy in China". Some people say: If you don’t visit Qin Shihuang’s Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi’an, you haven’t really arrived in Xi’an, and if you don’t have a dumpling feast, you haven’t really arrived in Xi’an.

6. Soup dumplings:

The ingredients used in soup dumplings are extremely sophisticated. It is made of hot flour and made into a skin, rib meat is used as the filling, fresh bone marrow soup is used for filling, and it is seasoned with more than ten kinds of high-quality condiments. The steamed buns are fragrant and tender, the skin is soft and tender, the appearance is exquisite and translucent, the soup is mellow and rich, and the mouth is oily but not greasy.

The most famous thing in Xi’an is of course Jia San’s soup dumplings, so we only recommend his soup dumplings.

7. Stir-fried steamed buns:

Stir-fried steamed buns are generally called stir-fried steamed buns. It is a halal delicacy with Hui characteristics that is the same as beef and mutton steamed buns. But the difference is that steamed buns are cooked, while stir-fried buns are fried. Compared with soaked buns, stir-fried buns also have more seasonings such as yellow flower fungus, chili pepper, and vinegar, and the taste is stronger.

8. Saozi noodles:

Saozi noodles are a kind of Xiqi-style noodles, which are mainly thin, stringy, light, chewy, sour, spicy and fragrant. The best noodles are Qishan noodles. Qishan Saozi Noodles require a wide soup, that is, more soup and less noodles, and highlight the hot and sour flavor.

The so-called fried and fried noodles mean that the noodles need to be hot enough to scald your mouth and have more oil to reflect the characteristics of this noodle. Saozi noodles play a very important role in the Guanzhong area and are inseparable from important occasions such as weddings and funerals, festivals, children's full moon, old people's birthdays, and welcoming relatives and friends.

Xi'an is a famous tourist city in China, with countless delicious snacks everywhere. Here you can enjoy Sanqin food and experience Sanqin food culture. Therefore, there are many famous snacks everywhere, such as Roujiamo, mutton steamed bun, Liangpi, Qishan noodles, and Dumpling Banquet, which are famous Shaanxi dishes that many people are familiar with.