China tour news: Culinary culture in Xi'an brims over with the intense local color of Northwest China. It is a great pleasure to taste the typical local dishes of Xi'an. From crumbled unleavened bread soaked in lamb stew, which is the favorite of people in Xi'an, to "Xi'an dumpling banquet," which is famous at home and abroad, the dishes have typical local features. In addition, there are other local dishes such as "Biang-biang noodle," cold noodle, stir-fried rice noodle fish, paste pancakes, and "one thousand layer" flaky pastry.
Crumbled Unleavened Bread Soaked in Lamb Stew
It seems that your visit to Xi'an has no meaning if you do not eat crumbled unleavened bread soaked in lamb or beef stew. This local dish is substantial with bread that is made of stiff unfermented flour and large lumps of lamb or beef stew. The most magnificent thing is that the large bowl, which is also called the "sea bowl," can contain 0.7 to 0.9 pounds of food.
There is a legend about crumbled unleavened bread soaked in lamb or beef stew. Once, there was a general in the Tang Dynasty who was stranded in Xi'an suburb while he was fighting a war. It was extremely cold and the soldiers felt tired and hungry, so they butchered a lamb, made soup, and soaked their solid food in it. Unexpectedly, the soldiers' appetite was stimulated and they felt warm. As their morale was greatly boosted, they won the war. Since then, crumbled unleavened bread soaked in lamb stew became well known.
Biang-biang Noodle
In the alleys of Xi'an, you will hear some children who are saying the following doggerel: A point flies to the sky while the Yellow River bends with both ends, the Chinese character of Ba opens its mouth wide while the Chinese
Character Yan walks in. It twists to the left and to the right; it stretches to the left and to the right. The King Ma comes into the middle; the Chinese character Xin is its bottom component while the Chinese character Yue is its side component. Two thieves stand beside it, riding the vehicle to go anywhere.
The doggerel talks about how to write the Chinese character, "Biang." Biang-biang noodle is Xi'an's typical food. The breadth of one piece of noodle can reach two or three inches, and the length is about 3.28 feet. It can be as thick as a coin or as thin as the cicada wing. A piece of noodle may use up to 0.3 pounds flour, so for people whose appetite is small, one piece of noodle is enough for a meal while for Xi'an people with big appetites, one pound is no problem at all.
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