Xi'an has been rich in the delicious food of Shaanxi snacks,There are many varieties of famous snacks of fashionable foreign delicacies with uniqueness.The representative snacks includes as follows:
Xi'an Dumpling Banquet（饺子宴）
Xi'an Dumpling Banquet was originated from the dumplings of Tang Dynasty and traditional dumplings in folk community. This banquet is made with elaborate material selections and unique techniques.The dumplings made are impressive and characterized for their shapes.Xi'an Dumpling Banquet is famous for its multiple diversity and variety of dumplings on the table.
Xi'an Dumpling Banquet concentrates the good-points of various dumplings in different regions. Many breakthroughs and betterments are shown in design,shape,production and cuisine-style.Fresh vegetables of different seasons and the daintiness of different areas are made to be different stuffing.The way of cooking is enlarged to be cooking, frying,baking and boiling from the one-fold cooking and braising.In the angle of style and design, more and more folktales and fairytales are widely used for uniqueness and attractiveness.
Qinzhen Liang Pi （秦镇凉皮）
One of famous Shanxi snacks is Qinzhen Liang Pi, It has more than 200-year history.It is made of the rice flour.Such kind of snack is also called Qinzhenmipi for it is from Qin town of Hu County.The rice flour is generally made to be the paste and then laid on multilayer bamboo steamers.The Liangpi is thin, slender,and soft with typical local relish.
Roujiamo (Chinese-style Hamburger)肉夹馍
Roujiamo is the well-known food in Xi'an.It was originated from Warring states. At that time people called it Cold Meat (Hanrou).It is generally called Chinese-style hamburger.The most famous producer of Roujiamo is Fan Fengxiang and his son. Their shop was founded in 1925 with more than 80 years.
Beef or Mutton Paomo (Pancake slices with beef or mutton soup)牛羊肉泡馍
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 Xi'an.
Lao Sun Jia Restaurant
This traditional, family-run affair serves some of the best local Islamic specialties in lamb and beef. The decor isn't special, but the food is popular with Xian's large Muslim community.Aspareribs of sheep, are a bit pricey, but most dishes are inexpensive. Ask for an English menu.
Xi'an Fanzhuang
This restaurant specializes in local foods with a Muslim flavor as will as "small eats" street food spruced up for the visitor. Suited business executives and T-shirt-clad college students alike head to the bustling first-floor dining room for the all-you-can-eat buffet. An adjucent entrance leads to a second-floor restaurant,where more exotic and expengsive dishes-algae flavored with orchid.
De Fa Chang Restaurant
If you think dumplings are just occasional snack food, think again. De Fa Chang, one of Xian's most famous restaurants, is known for its dumpling banquet.Don't miss the panfried guoqie, stuffed with pork and chives. For the dumpling banquet,head upstairs and choose between the preset menus. Considerably cheaper carte dishes can be found downstairs；just grab a plate as a cartpasses by your table and be ready to pay on the spot. With red lanterns hanging outside, this four-story behemoth attracts large groups of locals, who sometimes exit singing.
