A TASTE OF Shaanxi

Shaanxi陕西

Wheat breads and noodles anchor the Guanzhong selection, while southern Shaanxi contributes rice ribbons and the north flour-coated potatoes. Meat and offal soups and a date-sweetened rice dessert offer further contrasts.

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Roujiamo

肉夹馍Shaanxi

Biangbiang Noodles

biángbiáng面Shaanxi · Heat 3/5

Qishan Saozi Noodles

岐山臊子面Shaanxi · Heat 1/5

Original generated guide illustration of Xi’an sheep-meat paomo with small wheat-bread pieces, glass noodles, wood ear, daylily buds and green garlic; not a restaurant photograph.

Crumbled flatbread in sheep-meat soup

羊肉泡馍Shaanxi

Generated illustration of hulutou paomo with pork offal and torn flatbread in pale broth

Pork intestine and flatbread soup

葫芦头泡馍Shaanxi · Heat 1/5

Generated guide illustration of hanzhong mipi, not a restaurant photograph.

Hanzhong steamed rice ribbons

汉中米皮Shaanxi · Street food

Generated guide illustration of zenggao, not a restaurant photograph.

Steamed sticky rice with red dates and beans

甑糕Shaanxi · Vegetarian

Generated guide illustration of a large round Qianxian guokui with a pale, firm wheat-bread crust and lightly toasted radial pattern.

Qianxian large pan-baked flatbread

乾县锅盔Shaanxi · Vegetarian

Generated guide illustration of hulu chicken, not a restaurant photograph.

Boiled, steamed and fried chicken

葫芦鸡Shaanxi

Generated guide illustration of yangyu caca, not a restaurant photograph.

Steamed flour-coated shredded potatoes

洋芋擦擦Shaanxi · Heat 2/5

Oil-poured noodles

油泼面Shaanxi · Heat 3/5

Water-Basin Lamb

水盆羊肉Shaanxi

Drinks 4

Bingfeng orange soda

冰峰橙味汽水Shaanxi

Project-generated illustration of a compressed brown fu tea brick with small golden specks at a broken corner; not a snack or a photograph of a specific branded product.

Jingyang Fu Brick Tea

泾阳茯砖茶Shaanxi

Hanzhong Xianhao tea

汉中仙毫Shaanxi

Ziyang Fuxi tea

紫阳富硒茶Shaanxi

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Xi’an food guide: noodles, breakfast & street snacks

Discover Xi’an through stuffed flatbread, wide noodles and bread in soup. Keep the Chinese name with the dish you want to try.

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