If you travel to Xi, it is essential to bring some special products to your relatives and friends. The following are the top ten specialties I collected in Xi, Shaanxi. Welcome to reading. I hope you will like them.
1, imitation of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses
The excavation and exhibition of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses caused a sensation in the world and was called "the eighth wonder of the world". All terracotta warriors and horses unearthed in the Qin Dynasty are similar in size to real people and horses, with delicate descriptions and rich sense of reality. In particular, the shaping of figurine heads, through the careful shaping of muscle texture and eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth, shows many different faces, expressions and personalities of pottery figurines. Ma Tao's paintings are lifelike, with his head held high or his mouth gaped, showing a tendency of sniffing and jumping. They are arranged in a large-scale underground army array, which shows the terrible war scene when Qin Shihuang unified the six countries more than two thousand years ago, and also reflects the intelligence and superb skills of artists and craftsmen in the Qin Dynasty. They are the greatest historical miracle and artistic treasure found in contemporary times. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the First Qin Dynasty have attracted tens of millions of Chinese and foreign tourists, and the replicas of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Dynasty have increasingly become souvenirs that tourists are eager to get, and have gradually become decorations for some foreign-related enterprises and elegant and luxurious public places to enhance their reputation. In order to meet the needs of Chinese and foreign people, the cultural relics department and the arts and crafts department cooperated with each other, concentrated excellent craftsmen, and designed and copied terracotta warriors and horses with different shapes and specifications.
2. Jia San Tangyuan
Jia San is a celebrity in Xi. When you come to Xi 'an, you should pay a visit to Mr. Jia San anyway and taste Mr. Jia San's thorough halal work. Find Jia San, and you will find a real snack. There are many snacks in Xi, and "Jia San Guan Tang Bao Zi" is one of the biggest snacks in Xi, and it is also the snack with the highest brand awareness. Jia San is a Hui people, and almost all Hui people in Xi 'an are geniuses in business, financial management and operating capital. At the same time, the Hui people in Xi 'an have a long tradition of hard work, patriotism and love for religion. With the excellent national tradition and professionalism handed down from generation to generation, Jia San has created a series of delicacies named Jia San in the form of "soup" after three years of initial creation, five years of foundation laying, ten years of painstaking discovery and twenty years of continuous innovation. The value and significance of "Jia San's soup-filling bag" is not limited to filling the gap in Xi 'an Food Garden. His soup-filling bag contains many thought-provoking things.
3. Lintong pomegranate
Lintong pomegranate has a long history. At the beginning of its introduction, it was first planted in the "Shanglinyuan" in the Imperial Garden of Chang 'an (now Xi 'an) in Kyoto and the hot spring palace of Lishan (now Huaqingchi) for the enjoyment of princes and empresses. Pan Yue in the Eastern Jin Dynasty called it "a wonderful tree in the world, the fruit of nine continents". By the Tang Dynasty, pomegranate cultivation around Chang 'an had reached a considerable scale. Lintong is 25 kilometers east of Chang 'an, with Mount Li in the south and Weihe River in the north. Natural conditions are extremely suitable for pomegranate growth, and long-term cultivation has formed an excellent pomegranate variety in Lintong. There are 17 varieties of pomegranate in Lintong, which can be divided into two categories: ordinary pomegranate (edible species) and ornamental pomegranate (ornamental species) according to plant condition, leaf shape, fruit color and sweet and sour taste. There are red and white in the two categories: the buds, petioles, flowers, fruits, skins and seeds of pomegranate are all red; White pomegranate has yellow and white flowers, skins and seeds, except the top leaves are the same as red pomegranate. Ordinary pomegranate can be divided into sweet and sour varieties according to juice. There are three kinds of sweet pomegranates: Lintong Jingpitan, Lintong Tianhong Egg and Lintong Luyu Egg. There are two kinds of sour pomegranate: scarlet acid and luyu acid.
4.Xi' an cold rice noodles
Features: sour, spicy, refreshing, cool, fragrant, soft skin, suitable for summer.
Method of making: roll the dough and steam the dough.
Main raw materials: flour, seasoning, rapeseed oil and pepper.
Brief introduction: Cold rice noodles, also known as "stuffing skin", evolved from the cold water surface in the Tang Dynasty. Its dough is famous for its excellent selection of materials, rigorous technology and exquisite seasoning. It has the characteristics of "white, thin, light, soft, thick and fragrant", which is cool and delicious and suitable for summer consumption. Today, it is an important food in Kansai Prefecture.
5. Pebble cake
The manufacturing method is ancient, durable and easy to carry. It tastes crispy, salty and nutritious.
Main raw materials: refined flour.
Introduction: Stone cakes have a history of more than 1000 years, also known as dry buns or sand buns. In the Tang Dynasty, they were called "Shi Ao Cake", which was characterized by long storage time and convenient carrying. It is crisp, salty, fragrant and nutritious when eaten. Nowadays, pebble cake has entered the high-end hotels in Xi, becoming a good food and gift. A farmer in Guanzhong was wronged and the place could not be extended. He took a bag of this cake and went to Beijing to complain. It's summer, and passersby's dry food tastes terrible. It's strange to see that their cake hasn't gone bad or rotted. When I arrived in Beijing, I sat on the street and ate. When citizens know nothing, farmers sell cakes and hire people to write letters. Finally, the injustice was exposed. The farmer was very grateful and sent a cake to commemorate the people who did something wrong. What kind of cake? Say: pebble cake. Its cake has been preserved for a year, and it is intact, so the capital is in an uproar. This kind of pasta has many traditions in northwest China, such as Guo Kui in Gan County and Grilled Nan in Xinjiang. It is not surprising that it will not be bad if it is stored for more than half a month.
The making method of this kind of cake: superior white flour, seasoning, oil and salt, and the cake embryo is thick in copper coins. Heat the washed pebbles in a pot, put the cake embryo on the stone, spread a layer of pebbles and bake.
6. Eight Bridges Grapes
Baqiao grapes are very famous in Xi. The ripening of ten thousand mu of grapes and cherries attracts many eyes every year. Baqiao District Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Inspection and Monitoring Center, xi City, Shaanxi Province Baqiao District, Xi City has four sub-district offices, namely Hsinchu, Xinhe, Baqiao and Zhaizhai, with11administrative villages.
7. Yan Liang Xiang Zao
Yan Liang and Xiangzao are both ancient and modern. It is said to be ancient because it was planted in China as early as 2,300 years ago (according to the records of yanliang district) and still has a thousand-year history; It is said to be modern because there are now more than 20 thousand mu of jujube trees in the whole region. Yanliangxiang jujube, a mid-late maturing variety, matured in late September. Yanliangxiang jujube is famous for its big head, thin skin, thick meat and sweet taste. Very valuable, it is a good gift for friends and relatives on holidays. Many years of experiments show that this variety is an excellent dried jujube variety suitable for development in the eastern part of Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province. The average fruit weight is 9.38g, the edible rate is 96%, the fresh jujube contains 2 1.42% of soluble total sugar and 3.886 mg/g of VC, the drying rate is 47%, the drying quality is excellent, and it can withstand rain for 3 ~ 5 days. In 2008, "Yanliang Xiangzao" won the title of national geographical indication product of agricultural products. Geographical Scope yanliang district is located in the middle of Guanzhong Plain, about 70km away from the urban area of Xi.
8. Lintong Huojing persimmon
Lintong Huojing persimmon is the best persimmon. Its fruit shape is flat and round, the fruit surface is vermilion, the skin is thin and seedless, the skin is fine and smooth, the meat is deep red, the fruit is honey and delicious. It can also be processed into persimmon leaf tea, persimmon, etc. (Xi 'an) There are fire crystal persimmons in Lintong, which are as big as oranges and mature in October. Red as fire, bright as crystal, thin as paper, and juice overflows when nails touch. The meat is delicate, and there is no hard core of ordinary northern persimmon. This kind of persimmon can be seen everywhere in Guanzhong, and its mature season is as straight as a cloud, but Lintong has the most and the best taste. But the season is limited and it is not easy to carry, so persimmon cakes came into being. The local practice is: peel the soft persimmon, pick off the pedicle, put it in a basin and stir it into a paste, and add flour, which is persimmon batter. With iron as the hand, the convex edge in the outer concave is two centimeters high. Pick up the batter with a shovel and fry it in the oil pan together; When the batter is boiled to 50%, take it out and float, turn it over and fry it until it is cooked; So just wait until the fire color is even on both sides and eat it a few times. Hui people in Xi 'an also manage persimmon cakes, and most of them are freshly made, and Huang Gui, rose and moss are added, which tastes better!
9. Yan Lianggua
Yanliang Melon yanliang district is the main production base of China Melon. The planting area of melon in early spring this year is 55,000 mu, and the estimated total output is 6.5438+0.43 million tons. Yanliang melon is famous all over the country for its sweet and refreshing taste, pure flavor, thick meat and small cavity, and storage and transportation resistance, and is favored by consumers. At present, it is the peak season for melons to go on the market. Yanliang district has taken the lead in launching the pilot project of Fukang Melon Professional Cooperative. On the basis of attaching Fukang to every melon in previous years, more than 1000 "quality commitment cards" were specially printed, stamped with the seal of the cooperative, and the supervision telephone number of the agricultural inspection center in the district was announced. One household, one card and one box will be implemented, and it will be put into use in May 1. Shaanxi xi yanliang district Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Inspection and Testing Center Xi Guanshan Town and Wutun Town of yanliang district have 36 administrative villages.
10, Lantian cherry
Since 1950s, Lantian County has introduced and planted western sweet cherries. In recent years, excellent new varieties such as Deng Hong, Rubins and Xianfeng have appeared. Deng Hong, an early-maturing variety, matured in early May with large fruit, with an average fruit weight of 9.6 grams. Fruit-shaped kidney-shaped, with thick and short fruit stalks; The peel is red or purple, shiny and beautiful in appearance; The pulp is hard, tender and juicy, sweet and sour, with an edible rate of 92.9%, which is resistant to storage and transportation. Robin is a self-flowering and fruiting variety bred from Canada, which is shiny and beautiful in appearance. The pulp is hard, crisp and juicy, sweet and sour, delicious and resistant to storage and transportation. Lantian people have accumulated rich experience in cherry cultivation and management, and adopted pollution-free standardized cultivation and management technology, which greatly improved the quality of cherry.
On the basis of continuously expanding the planting area, Lantian County has increased investment attraction and developed follow-up industries such as processing and packaging, forming an integrated pattern of production, processing and sales. Last year's cherries have been exported to Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and other places, and Lantian Big Cherry brand has been launched.
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