Eating in Xian, Famous Local Food, Snacks, Delicacies of Xi'an, Paomo, Cubic Bread in Mutton Soup, Xi'an Dumpling Banquet

Eating in Xi'an

Famous Local Food

Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup (Yang Rou Pao Mo)

Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup, known as Yang Rou Pao Mo in Chinese, is one of the most famous snacks in Xi'an, with a history of over 900 years. As a traditional nourishing dish, Yang Rou Pao Mo is not only deeply loved by the locals, but also appreciated by visitors from home and abroad.

This dish consists of two parts, the high-quality soup made of beef and mutton and pita bread. The soup is the key point, which is also cooked with many other ingredients, such as ginger, scallion and aniseed, etc for a long time. Before tasting, the bread is split into small pieces in a big bowl. Then the chef will cook the bread with the soup and other seasonings for a little while. Besides, coriander, hot pepper sauce and sweet crisp pickled garlic are also served for you.

The followings are some famous restaurants for your reference.

Lao Sun Jia (老孙家)

Address: No.78, Eastern Guanzheng Road, Xi'an

Tong Sheng Xiang (同盛祥)

Address: at the Square of the Bell and the Drum Towers, Beilin District, Xi'an

Fang Shang Ren (坊上人)

Address: No.1, the Pedestrian Street of the Electric City, Xi'an

Lao Mi Jia (老米家)

Address: No.277, Beiguangji Road, Lianhu District, Xi'an

Yi Zhen Lou (一真楼)

Address: Dapiyuan, at the south end of the Beiguangji Road, Xi'an

Dumpling Banquet

Dumpling, as a traditional snack in North of China, has a history of more than 2,000 years. Xi'an, an ancient capital, is considered as the home or the birthplace of the great dumpling tradition. Xi'an Dumpling Banquet is famous for various styles, flavors, shapes, colors and unique techniques. Besides, ingredients also include different kinds of vegetables, meats and seasonings. The methods of cooking include baking, boiling, steaming, frying and roasting. Moreover, other specialties are also be found here, such as Peking dumplings, steamed sweet bean paste buns, steamed shrimp paste buns and various uniquely spiced dishes.

Recommended Dumpling Restaurants:

Jiefang Road Dumpling Restaurant (解放路饺子馆)

Address: No. 168, Dongxin Road, Xi'an

De Fa Chang (德发长)

Address: No.3, Xida Road, Xi'an

Wang’s Dumpling (王家饺子)

Address: Dapiyuan, Xi'an

Steamed Buns Stuffing with Hot Gravy inside (Guan Tang Bao Zi)

Steamed Buns Stuffing with Hot Gravy inside, also known as Guan Tang Bao Zi, is one of Xi'an’s most well-known specialties. Generally speaking, the stuffs are made of beef, lamb or ‘three flavors’ (lamb, mushroom and prawns). Besides, the delicious and fresh hot gravy is the most important seasoning. Therefore, be cautious of the hot gravy when you taste Guan Tang Bao Zi.

The most popular and authentic restaurant is Jia Brothers’ Guan Tang Bao Zi Restaurant (贾三灌汤包子馆). Located in the Moslem Street, it is famous for fresh and delicious Guan Tang Bao Zi stuffing with mutton, beef or vegetable. Meanwhile, the eight-treasure porridge is sweet and worthy of recommending too.

Chinese Hamburger (Rou Jia Mo)

Rou Jia Mo, Chinese hamburger, is very fragrant consisting of toasted wheat lour flat bread and specially-made pork. As a traditional local snack in Xi'an, Rou Jia Mo plays an important role in the daily life of Xi'an people, just like Guilin Rice Noodles in Guilin. Besides, generally, it only costs you less than CNY10 and gets high reputation by visitors and epicures.