Food is a city's calling card and our exclusive memory of a city.
When it comes to Xi'an, it is always impossible to avoid the topic of food, and Xi'an cuisine will always give people a rough and grounded impression. As the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty and the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, the history of Xi'an is naturally deep, needless to say, but where the city with a long history, it must also hide the most unique gastronomic origin!
The air is filled with the strong aroma of various foods, in Xi'an, every time you take a bite, the taste is a piece of history ~ culture ~ (not strong).
One. Xi'an's most classic 6 kinds of breakfast
1. Meatball Peppery Soup Meatball Peppery Soup and White Ji Cake are standard. Ask for a bowl of peppery soup, pour a spoonful of the store's carefully boiled red and bright chili oil, stir well, break the steamed bun and soak it, eat the tip of the tongue numb, slightly sweaty, and feel comfortable.
Meatballs peppery soup
Recommended: Liu Tiger Meatballs Hu Spicy Soup: Lianhu District Lianhu Road Shangjinqiao No. 18 Xinglao Sanhu Spicy Soup: No. 16 Laolao road, Lianhu District Lao lijia beef and mutton steamed bun meatballs Hu spicy soup: Lianhu District Shangjinqiao (near the ancient capital hotel)
2. Oil tea twist Flower The traditional street snacks in Xi'an, twist flowers are soaked in oil tea, wait until soft and then eat, at this time the aroma of oil, noodles and chewed sesame seeds, almonds, soybeans, dried peanuts and fruits can be swept away together to sweep away the feeling of hunger.
Camellia oleifera
Recommended: Xiaojia Twist Flower Oil Tea, Jia Dexiang Oil Tea Shop, Warm Stomach Fragrant Health Oil Tea
3. Peppery soup, buns The peppery soup here refers to the Henan-style Huoli soup, which has a fuller flavor and a heavier taste! The tofu shreds, kelp shreds, gluten cubes, etc. are all very delicious, soaked in a fritter or paired with two hour buns, all the morning is super satisfying!
4. Bean blossom steamed bun Bean blossom steamed bun is the delicacy of Baoji, but now Xi'an is also a lot, five or six pieces a bowl. The buns are long strips of cut, served with soy milk-like soup, covered with a layer of tender bean blossoms, plus squeezed vegetables and peppers, and there is no sooner than this cost-effective!
Bean blossom steamed bun
5. Ancient capital Huatian love breakfast Xi'an people eat the most breakfast should be the roadside love breakfast, pumpkin porridge, eight treasure porridge, capers, mushroom shreds, toon eggs sandwich steamed bun no! There are also a variety of buns, soy milk, fritters and hamburgers, it can be said that you will not repeat it after eating it for a month! Usually, the stalls are sold out at six o'clock in the morning and sold out around nine to ten o'clock.
Ancient capital Huatian breakfast car
6. Bacon steamed buns, vermicelli soup Many people who sell bacon and vermicelli soup only sell for half a day, and the morning is the most crowded time. It is fun to watch the chef add a lot of bacon to the bun, and then a bowl of rich milky white beef vermicelli soup, which can be said to be very authentic! This is a luxurious configuration of the breakfast world, like us office workers do not have time to sit in the shop to eat steamed bread and drink soup, can only look envious!
Recommendation: Li Laosi beef sandwich steamed bun, Yang Tianyu wax beef and mutton shop
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15">2. 15 kinds of food that must be eaten in Xi'an</h1>
1. Shaanxi liangpi There are many kinds of shaanxi cool skin, and the more recommended is Qinzhen rice peel, dipped in chili red oil, with refreshing side dishes, both winter and summer to eat very refreshing! As one of the Three Qins packages, it is even cooler to match with Bingfeng and Meat Sandwich Buns!
Qinzhen Mipi
Recommended: Xue Changli rice dough, Zhu Xuanxuan rice dough, Meridian Road Zhang Ji, Wei Jia Liang pi
2. Sour soup dumplings Sour soup dumplings are also quite popular in the local area, and the beauty is on this soup. Balsamic vinegar, coriander, leeks, sesame seeds, seaweed, shrimp skin and other fillings are abundant. If you eat it in the workshop, there is also a spoonful of butter, which tastes even more fragrant.
Recommended: Dumplings and samurai dumplings
3. Zhiliang soup steamed dumplings when eating, be careful, slowly clip up, can not be punctured, along with the soup, meat, dumpling skin together to eat into the mouth, the taste exploded! His family's eight treasure porridge please be sure to drink, must drink!
Recommendation: Zhiliang soup steamed dumplings 4.Raw ball soup This can be drunk in the shop of Zhang Ji on Meridian Road, the portion is very large, the balls are very large, the soup is strong, the spicy taste of white pepper, whether winter or summer, drinking a bowl is full of energy.
Recommended: Meridian Road Zhang Ji
5. Beef and mutton boiled steamed buns, water basin lamb, gourd head Xi'an eats steamed buns There is an old saying "the meat of the Rice family, the soup of the Liu family", he patiently broke the steamed buns, handed over to the waiter, over the soup ingredients, in front of a bowl of steaming steamed buns, all the troubles disappeared.
Water basin lamb
When Shaanxi people eat water basin lamb, they are often eaten with baiji steamed buns or pot helmets, accompanied by fresh garlic, hot sauce or sugar garlic, which can be soaked in soup in a bowl and even eaten and drunk, or you can eat a mouthful of steamed buns and drink soup.
Gourd head steamed bun
Pig intestines are thicker and shaped like gourds, so they are called gourd heads. Steamed buns, like lamb steamed buns, are a bit hard, break them yourself, and then cook them after breaking, and the softness and hardness are just right. Then I want a portion of pork, fat but not greasy, plus a small portion of kimchi, absolutely satisfied!
Recommended: Tongshengxiang, Lao Mi Jia Steamed Bun Restaurant, Lao Liu Jia Steamed Bun Restaurant, Ma Feng Small Fried Steamed Bun, Lao Bai Jia Water Basin Lamb, Changxiangyuan Gourd Head Pork, Integrity and Gourd Head Steamed Bun House
6. Set a small crispy meat Even the old shop that locals like quite much, now many people have become an Internet celebrity shop. It is wrapped in beef with flour paste first steamed and then fried, the meat is quite crispy, with sour plum soup will not feel greasy!
Set a small crispy meat
7. Stir-fried rice with sauerkraut Sauerkraut stir-fried rice is a fragrant, sour xi'an home-cooked dish made of rice, beef, carrots, etc., which is sour and spicy, very appetizing. I generally tend to let the store put more ingredients, so that it tastes very cool.
Stir-fried rice with red red sauerkraut
Recommended: Stir-fried rice with red red sauerkraut
8. Tamales The raw materials for tamales are beef and noodles, it is said that this is the earliest tamales method, the noodles are steamed out more fragrant, the oil is soaked in the gnocchi, and then the meat is wrapped up, the taste is first soft and then hard, especially chewy.
Tamales
Recommended: Yang family tamales, halal small house Liu family tamales
9. Shabu tripe Shabu tripe is actually more like spicy hot, spicy aroma, sesame sauce aroma, crisp tripe elasticity, a shabu, a shabu bean skin, and shabu quail eggs are good choices for foodies.
Shabu tripe
Recommended: Lao Lan family, Tumen Changjie shabu tripe, Yang Xiang bean skin shabu tripe
10. Powder soup sheep blood Sheep blood is tender, the vermicelli is smooth and soft, spicy and fragrant, the most suitable for winter to eat! Bubble bun is also completely fine, you can drink while soaking, you can also break into copper money powder soup sheep blood powder soup sheep blood size, handed over to the master to brew. In short, friends who like to eat spicy must not miss it!
Powder soup sheep blood
Recommendation: Dongguan Zhao Ji powder soup sheep blood, Wu Ji sheep blood king, Hui Ji powder soup sheep blood
11. Grilled gluten The king of night market snacks! If you meet at night, don't hesitate, three dollars a stick, there are pepper cumin, there are also nuts, are very delicious, do not miss!
12. Locust wheat rice Locust flower wheat rice carries many people's warm childhood memories, which is a very seasonal delicacy, generally available in April and May, and cannot be eaten at other times. Freshly steamed with the fragrance of locust flowers, it is filled with garlic paste, peppers, garlic seedlings, and a spoonful of boiling oil, which instantly makes people's appetites feel greatly.
Locust wheat rice
13. Gourd chicken The traditional dish of gourd chicken is a famous dish in Xi'an, known as the "first taste of Chang'an", and its important position in Shaanxi cuisine can be seen from this. The skin of the gourd chicken is very crisp, the meat is very tender, it is oily and fragrant to eat, and it is even more evocative to eat with chili noodles or cumin.
Recommended: Xi'an Restaurant, Bamboo Gourd Chicken, Yipin Gourd Chicken, Chang'an Food Stall
14. Steaming bowl The steaming bowl is a famous dish in the ancient city of Xi'an, because the ingredients are placed in the bowl and then steamed with fire. Steamed bowl meat dishes are more, carrying a year's hard work, and are indispensable dishes for major festivals!
Recommended: Caojia steaming bowl
15. Vegetable knots Vegetable knots are one of the quite traditional dishes in Shaanxi, made with a variety of seasonal wild vegetables or green vegetables, mixed with flour and steamed. The garlic sauce served with spicy seeds and minced garlic is delicious!
Recommended: Yuanjia Village Guanzhong impression experience place
Tips: Yuanjia Village Guanzhong Impression Experience Is Near the Shaanxi History Museum, it is recommended that you visit the Shaanxi History Museum on the first morning, go to Yuanjia Village Impression Experience to eat food, and then go to the Terracotta Warriors in the afternoon, less people are not crowded, the experience will be better!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="40">3. 10 bowls of noodles that must be eaten in Xi'an</h1>
Shaanxi is the world of noodles, there are many delicious noodle restaurants, so do not specifically recommend which one, like friends can go to Xiaozhai's Yuanjia Village City Experience Shop to eat, the price is not expensive, than the scenic area of those famous noodle restaurants cost-effective much higher!
1. Biangbiang noodles
Recommended: South Courtyard Gate Biangbiang noodles (South Courtyard Gate No. 80 Spring Occurrence opposite), Cui Ji Biangbiang noodles
2. Spinach noodles
3. Huxian soft noodles
4. Soba noodles
5. Qishan Zhenzi Noodles Recommended: Yongming Qishan Noodles, Qiyue Qishan Noodles, Yongfeng Qizi Noodles
6. Xi'an hemp food
7. Dip in the water
8. Sliced pork with bacon sauce
9. Reizumi noodles
10. Old Wow Sa (gnocchi soup)
Four. 8 kinds of steamed bread that must be eaten in Xi'an
1. Bacon meat sandwich bun Bacon has a long history, accompanied by white ji cake, with the reputation of Chinese hamburger. Friends who do not like to eat fat meat, you can choose pure skinny, but want to eat authentic, ordinary meat sandwich bun can be, fat and thin, fat and not greasy, the wax juice is fragrant, will not be as thin as slightly dry wood.
Meat sandwich buns
Recommendation: Meridian Road Zhang Ji meat sandwich steamed bun (Cuihua Road store), Fan Ji meat sandwich bun, Lao Tong Guan meat sandwich bun
2. Potato chips dried flower sandwich steamed bun Once swept xi'an City, there were potato chips lined up everywhere. The crispy potato chips dipped in chili juice, plus a strong dried flower, and handmade large baked cakes, are really delicious!
3. Pot helmet spicy steamed buns
Pot helmet spicy steamed buns
Among the "Ten Monsters of Shaanxi" compiled by outsiders from outside the province, one of the monsters is "steamed buns like a pot lid", which refers to the pot helmet. The more famous ones in Guanzhong are Qianzhou Pot Helmet, Wugong County Pot Helmet, Changwu County Pot Helmet, Qishan County Pot Helmet, Fufeng County Pot Helmet, fengxiang County Pot Helmet.
4. Crispy beef patties
Crispy beef patties
Recommended: Ma Zhizhong's crispy beef cake
5. Stone steamed buns
A stone bun that is being baked
6. Cage meat sandwich buns
Cage meat sandwich bun
7. Egg dish steamed bun It can be said that with the popularity of vibrato, egg and vegetable steamed bun is also a mess. Two salted egg yolks plus an omelette, as well as peanuts and pickles, the ingredients are absolutely very generous, and one is very good to eat! It is a little salty, can be served with ice peak or sour plum soup, proper drops!
Egg dish steamed buns
Recommended: Old Jinjia egg dish steamed buns
8. Pancake rolls
Pancake rolls
Five. 5 classic drinks of the old Shaanxi people
1. Ice Peak
2. Hans Chalet (Fruit Beer)
3. Mashed eggs
Many places now start to sell milk and egg mash, this should be the food of Lanzhou, like friends can taste, milk aroma is strong. But Xi'an's traditional egg mash is the fragrance of rice wine, or add a little osmanthus flower, there will be a floral fragrance, fresh and delicious.
4. Sour plum soup
Flower Grandma sour plum soup
The first choice of flower grandma is absolutely no problem, about from 9 o'clock in the morning to 10 o'clock in the evening, sometimes there is a break time, their sour plum soup is really boiled out, compared to other people's direct sour plum powder brewed out of a hundred times better! Chilled mash and sour plum soup must be tasted, sweet and sour, appetizing and greasy.
5. Osmanthus thick wine This is not easy to drink, but in Chang'an food stalls or some Shaanxi restaurants can drink, there are also specialties, a large pot of the kind, you can try it.
Six. Lao Shaan often eats 10 desserts
1. Koshiki Cake One of the classic breakfasts of Xi'an people, there may be a place where there is a morning market, and the Southeast Asian koshi cake king of Muslim Street is also not bad, that is, the price is a bit expensive.
Scoop the cake
2. Eight treasures sweet rice One of the indispensable desserts on the New Year's Festival table, the practice is different everywhere, some have a lot of ingredients, and some only have red dates and peanuts. However, no matter how much or how little the ingredients, sprinkled with white sugar, it is very delicious.
Fried persimmon cake
3. Huanggui persimmon cake is also a special snack in Xi'an, and sometimes it is also made at home. There are original flavors, bean paste, jujube paste, yellow gui and other flavors, fried out may be a little hot, slow to eat, Huimin Street has Oh
4. Mirror cake
Mirror cake
Muslim Street is sold everywhere, some 5 pieces a piece, some 3 pieces a piece, all the same. This is generally to put the glutinous rice flour into the steaming grid, steam it and take it out, smear it with your favorite flavor, and choose the classic rose flavor that is delicious.
5. Shaanxi Ten Three Haagen-Dazs, a local Haagen-Dazs in Shaanxi, is a very small specialty dessert shop. The taste of ice cream here is very unique, and the brain hole is very large, such as mash, oil spicy taste, tofu flavor, etc., but don't be afraid, there are more common flavors! There are usually more people in the store.
Address: The east gate of the big leather courtyard, about 30 yuan per capita.
6. Mung bean cake, mung bean cake
Military mung bean cake
Recommended: Junjun Mung Bean Cake, Zhao Ji Mung Bean Pie Vegetarian Zhai, Quansheng Zhai Halal Traditional Pastry (Xiyangshi Store)
7. Dragon's Whisker Puff pastry After 7 processes and finally drawing the silk, the traditional dragon's whisker sugar filling includes sugar, peanuts, sesame seeds and shredded coconut, etc., and the appearance is white and dense like a dragon's whisker. But don't talk every time you eat, the powder is all sprayed out, which is very funny. This Muslim street has a sale, you can buy a box to taste,
Dragon whiskers
8. Honey cold cake is also sweet, it is cold to eat, very refreshing, drizzled with honey brown sugar, you can also chew roses Oh, anyway, I like to eat. This is also quite full, you can eat it by several people, after all, you have to eat something else!
Honey cold cake
Recommended: Majia honey cold cake
9. Peach crisp There are many specialty stores selling peach crisp on the street, all of which buy ten yuan and get five yuan for this kind of activity. I have loved to eat it since I was a child, until now the taste of peach crisp is still so classic, the entrance is crispy, and it can't stop at all!
10. Qiong pot candy The most famous is Liuqu Town, Fuping County, Shaanxi Province, and the taste of white sesame seeds is very strong. Eat it yourself or send it to a friend!
Seeing this, it is estimated that you have already been drooling, do you think that Xi'an cuisine is really richer than you imagined! "Food paradise" is not called in white, and a certain sound "big net red" city is not white fire!
For those who want to appreciate the flavor of Xi'an cuisine, I recommend a local tour guide! To help you arrange the proper drops, you just need to bring your stomach, take you from morning to night, from day to night, all the time eating, eating, eating... Until the sky is old!