Xi'an Tour--7 Must-try Food

Xi'an offers a rich variety of traditional foods. Must-tries include meat sandwich buns, mutton steamed buns, and Hu spicy soup. Liangpi and oil-splashed noodles provide flavorful noodle options, while retort cake adds a sweet touch. Gourd chicken, a crispy dish from the Tang Dynasty, completes the city's diverse culinary experience.

1. Meat sandwich buns

Reason for recommendation: Meat sandwich bun is one of the most representative snacks in Xi'an, with a long history, dating back to the Han Dynasty. It is known for the perfect combination of white Ji bun and cured pork, the taste is soft, fat but not greasy, and the cured meat is mellow and delicious, making people have an endless aftertaste.

Tasting location: Meat buns can be found in the streets and alleys of Xi'an, and it is recommended to try them at the food stalls around Muslim Street or the Bell Tower.

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2. Mutton steamed buns

Recommended reason: Mutton steamed bun is a unique halal snack in Xi'an, known as "the first bowl in the world". It is heavy and fresh, the meat is rotten and mellow, the steamed tendons are smooth, and the aroma is overflowing. Break the steamed bun and soak it in the soup, and the steamed bun that has absorbed the soup becomes soft and flavorful, which is a good choice for warming up in winter.

Tasting location: Lao Sun's family, Tongshengxiang and other time-honored restaurants are the best places to taste mutton steamed buns.

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3. Hu spicy soup

Reason for recommendation: Hu spicy soup is one of the must-chooses for Xi'an people's breakfast, the soup is thick, the pepper flavor is rich, and the sour and hot are delicious. There are also meatballs and vegetables such as cabbage, potatoes, and carrots in the soup, which are rich in nutrients, and eating a bowl will warm the stomach and be satisfied.

Where to taste: In Muslim Street or Sajinqiao Food Street, you can easily find authentic Hu spicy soup stalls.

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4. Retort cake

Reason for recommendation: Retort cake is a traditional snack in Xi'an, steamed from glutinous rice, red dates or candied dates, with bright color, soft and sticky fragrance, with the sweetness of red dates, very suitable for dessert after dinner or afternoon tea snacks.

Tasting location: Xi'an's major night markets and snack streets, such as the "Southeast Asian Cake King" in Muslim Street, is a good choice.

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5. Liangpi

Recommended reason: Liangpi is a good food in Xi'an to cool off in summer, with a refreshing and smooth taste, sour and spicy and delicious. Ingredients such as bean sprouts, shredded cucumbers, and crushed peanuts can also be added to it to increase the taste and nutritional value.

Tasting location: Qinzhen Liangpi is one of the representatives of Xi'an Liangpi, which can be tasted in Qinzhen or Xi'an urban food stalls.

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6. Oil splashed noodles

Recommended reason: Oily noodles are one of the classic noodles in Xi'an, the handmade noodles are wide and thick, cooked and scooped in a bowl, with chopped green onions, minced garlic, chili powder and other seasonings, poured with hot oil, "lala", fragrant. The taste is chewy, the seasoning is rich, and the appetite is greatly increased.

Tasting location: In the major noodle restaurants in Xi'an, such as "Shangzhai Zha Gu", you can taste authentic oily noodles.

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7. Gourd chicken

Recommended reason: Gourd chicken is a traditional famous dish in Xi'an, which began in the Tang Dynasty. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, golden in color, mellow and soft, and is known as "the first taste of Chang'an". Hulu chicken is rich in high-quality protein and essential saturated fatty acids, and has extremely high nutritional value.

Tasting location: In the major restaurants in Xi'an, such as "Chang'an Dapai Stall", you can taste authentic gourd chicken.

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