Shaanxi cold rice noodles is a traditional snack in Shaanxi. Shaanxi cold rice noodles are mostly wheat flour, but also rice flour or other starch. They are usually eaten cold. Because of different varieties, different preparation methods, different blending methods and different tastes. Shaanxi cold rice noodles can be divided into different raw materials: rice skin, black rice skin, konjac skin, vinegar powder skin and so on. Due to different production methods, it is divided into steamed dough, rolled dough and baked dough.

Cold rice noodles have a history of more than two thousand years. According to legend, one year in Qin Zhen, Huxian County, Shaanxi Province, the rice withered, and the people could not provide rice to the court. A man named Li Shier ground rice into flour, steamed it and presented it to Qin Shihuang. After eating it, Qin Shihuang was overjoyed and ordered to make it every day, forming a traditional snack with a long history.

The common types of cold rice noodles are sesame sauce cold rice noodles, Qin Zhen cold rice noodles, Hanzhong cold rice noodles, Qishan handmade noodles and gluten cold rice noodles. Cold noodles can be eaten in a variety of ways, such as cold noodles, hot noodles, fried like fried noodles, but mainly cold noodles. Cold noodles were originally summer food, but they have become suitable for all seasons.

Among Shaanxi snacks, "cold noodles" is one of the most popular varieties, which is liked by men, women and children, especially young girls. They are sold all year round, and more people eat them in summer. In the streets of Xi 'an, every township in Shaanxi, and even the countryside, there are stalls selling cold noodles everywhere.