Xian, one of Chinese ancient cities, is not only famous for its ancient culture and scenic spots, but also well-known for its prosperous food and beverage industry. Foods in Xian are quite different from the rest of China; especially compared with more easterly regions. You can see a delicious combination of Chinese cooking with Muslim and other traditions.
What is more, the delicious cates are gathered here with 8 cooking systems of China, European and American style food, Japanese food, Korean barbecue and snack of Southeast Asia as well as Moslem food. The local food is very famed at home and abroad. And a kind of modern cuisine system with Tang cuisine as traditional one and Shaanxi cuisine as main one has been appeared.
Because of its long development as a culture, the cuisine of Xian is extensive as well. It is the representative of food of Northwestern China. It is unbootable that the renowned Xianese snack, Xian Dumplings Banquet and other Xian foods will keep your stomach satisfied and add more special interest and funny to your tourist in Xian.
Beef or Mutton Paomo (Pancake slices with beef or mutton soup)The special features of beef and mutton Paomo（YangrouPaomo） are that the materials are carefully selected, the meat is well-cooked, the soup is rich and thick and the smell is tempting with everlasting taste and a function of warming one's stomach. Therefore, it is the most special and popular food in Xian. The culinary art required for Pancake slices soaked in beef or mutton soup is very carefully selected, the craft of boiling meat is very exquisite too.
Cold NoodleThere are many restaurants across the city offering this dish and Zhuxuanming Riice Noodle Restaurant is the most popular. Cold noodle offered here features chewy skin and delicious taste.
When wandering in Xian, seeing the white noodle and red pepper oil, you can't resist the temptation of tasting them.
Dumpling in Sour SoupIt is an old traditional snack with a history of more than 1, 000 years. The dumpling eaten in this way is usually made of mutton fillings. When eating, people put mutton dumplings into the especially made sour soup. The sour soup in all contains 13 kinds of condiments including dried small shrimps, cooked sesame, minced caraway, minced leek, cattle oil, sesame oil, chicken oil, sugar vinegar and soy sauce.
Jiasan Guantang Steamed Bun (steamed buns with sauces inside)With the most resounding and biggest reputation in Xian, Jiasan Guangtang steamed bun shapes like pomegranate (pomegranate is symbol of good wish to the local custom). The reason why people make the bun like this is that they want to express their kind blessings to the consumer of that food.
Roujiamo (finely chopped pork stuffed in baked pancake)Roujiamo comes from the ancient Chinese "Rou jia yu mo” (port stuffed in pancake). Roujiamo is made of mincemeat wrapped by griddle steamed bread. Meat used in Roujiamo is a kind of cured meat stewed with assorted sauces in a kettle. This makes the meat soft, easy to chew and taste with a lasting flavor. High culinary skill is required to produce this kind of meat.