The top ten must-eat lists of Xi 'an Food Raiders: Chinese hamburger, gourd chicken, beef and mutton bread in soup, Shaanxi cold rice noodles, biangbiang noodles, warm shredded loin, fish in milk soup, golden thread oil tower, gourd head and thousand-layer shortbread.

1. Chinese hamburger

Chinese hamburger is one of the top ten famous snacks in China and a famous food in Shaanxi. It is also the soul symbol of Shaanxi cuisine, and it is a famous specialty food snack in Shaanxi, especially the "Chinese hamburger with gravy" by Xi 'an Baijimo.

The traditional methods of making Chinese hamburger with gravy in Xi 'an include making Chinese bacon with gravy (selecting materials and cutting, pickling and air drying, and braised pork) and making Baiji steamed buns, which are mainly made of pork belly, flour, soup stock and other raw materials with various spices and seasonings. It is one of the special foods that must be eaten in Xi 'an.

In 2112, Chinese hamburger with Chinese gravy was selected as one of the series of delicacies in the second episode of the documentary China on the Tip of the Tongue, and was selected as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" by China Cuisine Association, and also as "China Gold Medal Tourist Snacks".

2. Cucurbit chicken

Cucurbit chicken is a traditional dish of the Han nationality in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province. It started in the Tang Dynasty and is called "the first taste in Chang 'an". It is characterized by golden red color, crisp skin and tender meat, and fragrant and rotten taste. It is a famous specialty dish in Shaanxi Province.

The production of cucurbit chicken can be divided into three processes: boiling, steaming and frying. When making, it should be rinsed in clean water to remove blood stains. When cooking, the chicken should be tied up with hemp to keep the chicken in shape. When the cold water in the pot boils, put the chicken into the pot, cook it for half an hour, take it out, put it in a basin, and add broth, cooking wine, refined salt, soy sauce, onion, ginger, star anise and cinnamon.

when frying, put rapeseed oil into the steamed whole chicken, stir it with a spoon until the chicken is golden yellow, take it out with a colander and drain the oil, then put it on a plate, and serve it with Fluttershy pepper and salt. Cucurbit chicken was selected as "Top Ten Famous Cuisine in Shaanxi" by China Cuisine Association and Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce, and was also selected as "Top Ten Classic Cuisine in Shaanxi" by China Cuisine Association.

3. Beef and mutton in soup

Beef and mutton in soup is well-cooked, the ingredients are heavy and mellow, the rotten meat soup is thick, fat but not greasy, rich in nutrition, full of fragrance, attractive appetite and endless aftertaste after eating.

Su Shi, a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote a poem, "There is bear wax in the dragon, and mutton soup is the only thing that Qin cooks". Because it warms the stomach and resists hunger, it is always loved by people of all ethnic groups in Xi 'an and northwest China, and foreign guests come to Shaanxi to try it first to satisfy their appetite. Beef, mutton and bread in soup has become the "general representative" of Shaanxi famous food, a resounding food business card in Shaanxi, and it has been rated as "Top Ten Cultural Symbols in Shaanxi".

The beef and mutton paomo was selected as the "Top Ten Snacks in China" by China Cuisine Association, as the "Top Ten Snacks in Shaanxi" by Shaanxi Department of Commerce and Shaanxi Catering Association, and the beef and mutton paomo made by Lao Sun's family in Xi 'an was even named as the "Golden Tourism Snack in China".

4. Shaanxi cold rice noodles

Shaanxi cold rice noodles is one of the famous traditional snacks in Shaanxi. It is famous for its excellent ingredients, rigorous technology and exquisite seasoning, and it is "white, thin, light, soft, strong and fragrant". There are many kinds of cold rice noodles in Shaanxi, with different production methods, different mixing characteristics and different tastes. The famous cold rice noodles in Shaanxi include Xi 'an sesame sauce cold rice noodles, Qin Zhen rice noodles, Hanzhong noodles, Qishan handmade noodles, gluten cold rice noodles and so on.

Among them, cold rice noodles with sesame sauce are cold rice noodles with sesame sauce as the main seasoning, which is the most distinctive in Xi 'an, especially in Huimin Square. Qin Zhen rice skin is made of rice flour and steamed. The most distinctive chili oil is bright in red and elegant in fragrance. Shaanxi cold rice noodles were selected as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" by China Cuisine Association and "Top Ten Famous Snacks in Shaanxi" by Shaanxi Department of Commerce.

5. biang biang noodles

Pant noodles, commonly known as biangbiang noodles, are traditional folk pasta in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, especially flour ground from wheat in Guanzhong, which is hand-rolled to grow into generous noodles. It is named after the sound of biáng in the production process. It is one of the eight eccentrics in Guanzhong, and it is also a special pasta snack in Shaanxi Xi 'an and other Guanzhong areas. Biang biang noodles are mainly made by kneading, stretching, throwing and pulling, and the noodles are wide and thick, just like belts.

Before eating, add soy sauce, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, pepper and other seasonings into the noodle soup, and scoop in the noodles, which tastes very strong. There is an old saying in Shaanxi called "oily biangbiang noodles", which not only expresses the fragrance of pasta, but also shows the local people's love for it.

biangbiang noodles were selected as "Top Ten Noodles in China" and "Top Ten Snacks in China" by China Cuisine Association and Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce, and were also selected as "Top Ten Snacks in Shaanxi" by Shaanxi Department of Commerce and Shaanxi Provincial Catering Association.

6. Warm-mixed shredded loin

Warm-mixed shredded loin is a famous traditional dish in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, which evolved from shredded sheepskin in the Tang Dynasty and was named after it was made of pork kidney, other auxiliary materials, seasonings and warm mixing.

due to meticulous knife work and exquisite cooking methods, the cooked dishes are crispy and tender, and the aromas of ginger, garlic and pepper complement each other, with a strong, mellow, refreshing and delicious taste. Warm-mixed shredded pork loin is made of ordinary materials-pork loin, which is carefully cooked by the chef and supplemented by the characteristic "warm-mixed". It is delicious in color, fragrance and taste.

Warm-mixed shredded loin was selected as "Top Ten Famous Dishes in Shaanxi" by China Cuisine Association and Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce, and also as "Top Ten Classic Dishes of Chinese Cuisine" by China Cuisine Association.

7. Fish in Milk Soup Pot

Fish in Milk Soup Pot is a famous dish of Han nationality with a long history in Chang 'an, Shaanxi Province. It originated from the court dish "Fish in Milk" in Tang Dynasty more than 1,111 years ago and is a famous traditional dish in Shaanxi Province. Milk soup pot fish is a milk soup with yellow river carp as the main material, copper hot pot as the cooker and its juice as milk, which has a unique taste.

Fish in milk soup pot was originally used in the royal banquet of the court and the banquet of the official residence, and then gradually spread to the people, becoming a famous banquet dish in Shaanxi. Fish in milk soup pot was selected as "Top Ten Famous Dishes in Shaanxi" by China Cuisine Association and Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce, and was also selected as "Top Ten Classic Dishes in Shaanxi" by China Cuisine Association.

8. Golden thread oil tower

Golden thread oil tower is a famous traditional snack in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province. It was produced as early as 1,411 years ago in the Tang Dynasty, and it was called "oil collapse" at that time. In the Qing Dynasty, it was improved by increasing the level of oil cakes, changing the cake shape into a tower shape, and changing the frying into steaming, which became a superior beauty point. The gold thread oil tower looks like a continuous coil of gold thread, and the entrance is loose and soft, oily but not greasy, and rich in nutrition.

sour pickles, sweet noodle sauce, scallion knots and almond syrup are more refreshing and tasty. Golden thread oil tower was selected by China Cuisine Association as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" in Shaanxi list, and was also selected as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in Shaanxi" by Shaanxi Department of Commerce and Shaanxi Catering Association. The "Golden Thread Oil Tower" made by Xi 'an Restaurant was recognized as "a famous Chinese snack".

9. Hulutou

Hulutou is a famous traditional snack in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, which originated from the "fried white sausage" in market food in the Northern Song Dynasty. Gourd head is made of pig's large intestine and pig's belly, which is characterized by white and bright steamed buns, soft and smooth, tender meat and fresh soup, fat but not greasy, and fragrant.

The cakes used in Hulutou paomo are slightly different from those used in mutton paomo, with a softer texture. First, the buns are broken into pieces, and then the chef arranges pork intestines, chicken, sea cucumber, squid, etc. on the pieces, soaks them in boiled bone soup for three or four times, and then adds cooked lard and vegetables. The soup is rich in flavor and delicious in oil.

Hulutou was selected as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" by China Cuisine Association, and was also selected as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in Shaanxi" by Shaanxi Department of Commerce and Shaanxi Catering Association. And gourd head paomo in spring was rated as "China Gold Medal Tourist Snack".

11, Melaleuca Crispy Cake

Melaleuca Crispy Cake is a famous traditional snack in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, which is famous for its golden color, distinct layers, crisp but not broken, oily but not greasy, crispy and palatable, and is known as "the first point in Western Qin Dynasty".

Melaleuca pancake originated from Melaleuca pancake in Tang Dynasty. After Master Xuanzang learned the scriptures and returned to Chang 'an, he translated thousands of Buddhist scriptures. The royal chef in the Palace of Life in Li Zhi, Tang Gaozong specially fried it into Melaleuca pancake with vegetable oil, and gave it to Xuanzang as a consolation and commendation. Later, it was continuously improved by the chef and named Melaleuca pancake. Melaleuca shortbread is made by making crisp, kneading dough, making cakes and frying. Its skin is crisp but not fragile, with distinct layers.

Melaleuca Crispy Cake was selected as "Top Ten Snacks in Shaanxi" by Shaanxi Department of Commerce and Shaanxi Food and Beverage Association, and even won the titles of "Jinding Award" and "Famous Snacks in China".