Xi'an Dining

Shaanxi Cuisine, also known as Qin Cuisine, is represented by Guanzhong, south Shaanxi and north Shaanxi cuisine styles. Shaanxi Province occupies an important position in the development history of Chinese culture. Its cooking techniques can be traced back to thousands year%26#39;s age. Due to its unique position in the Chinese history, Shaanxi chefs gathered all eating and cooking advantages from all over the country, and formed its own characteristics. Famous dishes include Bottle Gourd Chicken, Mustard and Upper Part of a Pork Leg, Walnuts Kernels and Guozi Fish in Milky Soup, Chicken Rice and Sea Cucumber, etc. It%26#39;s also famous for the snacks, especially those from local Muslims. The most popular local snack is Yangrou Paomo (pancake in mutton or beef soup). A large bowl and one or two flat-baked bread cakes are served to the visitor, who breaks the cake into tiny pieces and then sends the bowl back to the kitchen, where a mutton or beef and vegetable soup, is poured over the broken pieces. Then the mixture is eaten along with pickled garlic cloves. Another interesting culinary experience to be had in Xi%26#39;an is the Xi%26#39;an Dumpling Feast that was originated in the Tang Dynasty and developed in the last twenty years. There are a dozens of dumplings in different shapes served. They resemble duck, chicken, rose flower, walnut, pumpkin etc and different one contains different fillings, which make the dumplings not only tasty, but also nice-looking.

(source:http://www.china-tour.cn/cityguides/Xian_Dinning.htm)

Xi'an Dining

yayawilliam

Do you live in Xian? If so what is the name of the street near the South gate which is full of restaurants where one mayybe able to taste the above? Closeby is Shuyamen Street - a souvenir/calligraphy street.

Xi'an Dining

hi,please ask me free if you have any questions fro Xi%26#39;an

regards

Jeff

Hi,

My wife and I are planning a trip to China, and would like some information on the hotel :

Xi%26#39;an

Dynasty Hotel (3*)

55 Huan Cheng

xi Road 710082

Tel : (86 29) 88626262 / Fax:(86 29) 886 27 728

Can you send me some pictures and information of this place?

Thanks

French Texan

Hi,French Texan

i will collect the information and send them to you .

could you offer your mail box?

Best regards

Jeff

Hi, Jeff. I see you are very knowledgeable about Xian. I posted questions re: Yulin, which is 6 hours north of Xian. My son intends to teach English there and we have some concerns as he has

Type 1 diabetes. If you know anything about Yulin, I%26#39;d appreciate hearing from you either in this forum or I will give you my email. Thanks.