The first thing to eat in Xiamen is Shacha noodles. Shacha in the tea is the southern Fujian dialect of "tea" read "dia" and "whine" resonance, is a kind of seasoning. Shacha noodles have a sweet and spicy flavor, with a hint of sweetness in the spice.

Yuehua Shacha Noodle is an old store in Xiamen with a rich history, and it is a well-deserved reputation, with over 30 years of experience, and the 80-year-old Grandma Yuehua still at the helm of the restaurant, modulating the flavor of the shacha sauce. The flavor of the soup base is the key to the goodness of the noodles, and Yuehua's soup base is thick, fresh, sweet and spicy. If you don't know what toppings to order, you can just order the classic version, which comes with four sides and has a top-notch flavor. Their store is only a dozen square feet, but it's packed every day. Those who used to eat at the store were familiar customers, but now there are more and more tourists who go to hit the restaurant.

Haoxiang Lijin Skewers

When traveling to Xiamen, those who like to eat kebabs must try it. An old store that has been open for a long time, the store is very small, but the queue is endless every day. They only sell meat skewers, flavors are divided into spicy and non-spicy, tenderloin meat is very tender, marinated in a secret sauce, the day of the skewer is now deep-fried, queuing for more than 20 minutes of the line is very normal.

A skewer of 3 dollars, the boss is very capricious only accept cash, remember to prepare change in advance.

Golden Bean Curd Bags

This store is located about 100 meters in on Kukou Street, and has a small storefront, but the signage is quite prominent. The tofu bag is made by hollowing out the center of the tofu until it is golden brown, stuffing it with meat and pickled daikon radish, cucumber, and other side dishes, and then pouring soup over it to make a bite that is especially rich in flavor. The tofu's skin is crispy while the inside is fluffy, so it's worth a try!

Aqing Spring Rolls and Dumplings

This store is located at the entrance to Zhongshan Road's Women's Street, and the 3-plat store has been open for many years, making it a true Xiamen veteran snack store. The store, as its name suggests, mainly sells soup dumplings and spring rolls, which are called bo bao bao in southern Fujian. The spring rolls are rolled on the same day by the mother-in-law, and her hands are super fast. There are mushrooms, snow peas, carrots, cabbage, bamboo shoots, pork... and so on. etc. The ingredients are very rich, and a spring roll only costs 5 dollars.

Arong sea oyster cake shrimp cake

This store has no store, the owner every morning at five or six o'clock out of the stall, sold out on the close of the stall, eat or not eat to see luck. In front of the stall, there is a long line every day, waiting to eat a sea oyster cake or shrimp cake. The seafood they put in the cakes is super fresh and the portions are huge. Sea oyster cake is full of oysters, shrimp cake lying flat on the seven or eight shrimp, a bite and juice out of the bite, like to eat seafood do not miss.