Xian not only has a rich historical and cultural heritage, but its cuisine is also famous throughout the country. After visiting the Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall and other scenic spots during Xian tours, don’t forget to taste food in the well-known Muslim Quarter, Yongxingfang, Sajin Bridge and local restaurants to enjoy a…

Biangbiang Noodles (Biangbiang Mian) is a kind of traditional noodle dish unique to Shaanxi Province. When strolling around bustling blocks in Xi’an, such as the Muslim Quarter and Yongxing Fang Food Street, you will find a lot of noodle restaurants offering Biangbiang Noodles served in a very large bowl. The noodle strips have a chewy…

Biangbiang Noodles (Biangbiang Mian) is a kind of traditional noodle dish unique to Shaanxi Province. When strolling around bustling blocks in Xi’an, such as the Muslim Quarter and Yongxing Fang Food Street, you will find a lot of noodle restaurants offering Biangbiang Noodles served in a very large bowl. The noodle strips have a chewy…

Roujiamo, also known as Chinese Hamburger or Rougamo bread, is one of the traditional local snacks in Shaanxi Province, with Xi’an Roujiamo being the most representative one. Roujiamo means “a bun with meat in between”, boasting toasted buns with a crispy crust but soft inside as well as tender and juicy meat. It can…

Liangpi (cold skin noodles), together with Yangrou Paomo (Crumbled Flatbread in Mutton Stew) and Rou Jia Mo (Chinese Hamburger), are Xian famous food. The noodles are chewy and smooth, and the special saucer can be the soul of cold skin noodles, which adds a refreshing taste mixed with sour and spicy flavors. No matter…

One of Xian’s most famous local foods,  Jiaotuan (stirred paste)  is named for the way it is made, that is, a paste made by stirring flour in a wok. The birthplace of Jiaotuan is in Shaanxi province, especially in Guanzhong area(refers to Xian and surrounding areas). According to the main material used differently, there…

Zeng Gao is a unique and traditional snack in Xi’an City. Besides Liangpi (cold skin noodles), Yangrou Paomo (Crumbled Flatbread in Mutton Stew) and Rou Jia Mo (Chinese Hamburger), it’s definitely another star on the list of Xi’an Food or What-to-eat-in-Xi’an. Numerous tourists would like to have a try when they travel in Xi’an.…

Dumpling is one of the most representative foods of Chinese dietary. In Xi’an Shaanxi, dumpling is popular among eaters of various ages and it develops into a famous local snack--- Chinese Dumpling Banquet.

The shiny-red persimmons produced in Lintong look big, shiny and fiery red, also known as “Big Shiny-fiery. ” Because “the persimmon is fiery-red like flames and its surface shiny like crystal,” hence it is so named.

The crystalline cake turned out in Demaogong Food Store at the corner of the cross-section of the Western Avenue and the Guangji Streel is the authentic product in Xi’an. Being initiated during the reign more than hundred years.

The baked cake diced and dipped in beef or mutton soup, known in Chinese as “Yangroupaomo,” is a kind of special snacks in Xi’an. The specialty is that the lean meat is tender while the fat does not taste and young.

“Hele” is a special kind of noodles and one of the local snacks. The most famous ” Hele” is that made in the Jiaochangmen Restaurant, and so it is also called the “Jiaochangmen Hele.” It is made with buckwheat flour by a special method.

The sweet and thick rice-wine in Xi’an, also known as yellow cassia wine, is one of the famous beverages of the region. It does not look clear as the papular white liquor but rather resembles the soya bean milk with a little stickiness.

The noodle flavored with a layer of minced meat is a kind of traditional snack food prevailing in Xian and its rural areas. Long and finely made in shape with fragrant and delicious minced meat the noodle seasoned with chilli oil and vinegar-pepper broth is good for both the aged…

The fiery-red persimmon cake in Xian is also called golden-yellow-cassia persimmon cake. As the cake looks golden yellow on both sides, soft and round in shape, sweet and fragrant like osmanthus flower, it is a traditional specially fine dessert in Xian and easy to get it everywh…

The steamed jujube-cake is one of traditional foodstuffs for breakfast in Xian. The materials of the making of steamed cake include glutinous rice and red jujubes, and it is a kind of sweet cakes.

It is a kind of famous snack in Xian. Created by Fan Bingren and Fan Fengxiang father and son in 1925 it has already a history of almost 80 years. Won the “Golden Tripod Prize” award the bacon was assessed as fine quality product by the Ministry of Commerce in 1989.

The cured mutton of the Lao Tong’s Family is one of the famous snack- dish in Xi’an. As saying goes: when the Eight Allied Powers were at taking Beijing Dowager Cixi ran away from Beijing to Xi’an bringing Emperor Guangxu with her.

The Chang’an chestnuts are very nutritious, flagrant and good to appetite. Good in quality its pulp is fine and smooth. It may not only be taken into dry-fruit, powdered flour, canned goods or food and dessert.

Sticky corn-flour jelly (Jiao Tuan) is a special snack in the northwest areas of China, especially in Shaanxi province. It is a tofu-like foodstuff often seasoned with vinegar and chili. According to the materials, there are different sorts of Jiao Tuan, majorly including wheat j…