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Xi'an cuisine has a good, hearty style that should never let you leave the table hungry. Noodles and dumplings are the staples of the local food and these are almost always filling and warming.

Yangrou Paomo is a tasty Xi'an specialty that consists of a mutton soup served with wheat flour flat bread. The hard bread is broken up and added to the soup. Then the mixture is eaten along with pickled garlic cloves.

Yangrou Paomo(羊肉泡馍)

It makes for a hearty, filling meal that is not very expensive. This Xi'an specialty can be found at several restaurants that have become famous for their delicious Yangrou paomo, as well as a small "mom and pop" restaurants throughout Xi'an. Xiguan Beef and Lamb Paomo Restaurant, Tongshengxiang Beef and Lamb Paomo Restaurant, and Chunfasheng Paomo Restaurant are all good places to go for this tasty meal.

Yet another interesting culinary experience to be had in Xi'an is the Xi'an Dumpling Feast. This concept, introduced in 1984 by the Xi'an Dumpling Feast Restaurant on Jiefang Road, offers up to 108 different kinds of Chinese dumpling (Jiaozi). Also worth trying are the Defachang Restaurant and the Baiyunzhang Northwest Style Snack Restaurant.

Some other Xi'an snacks and special dishes include: Sour Soup Dumplings and Guantang Steamed Baozi.

If you are looking for good western food in Xi'an, your choices are unfortunately less numerous. There are lots of places to get western food off Dongdajie. Also, on the northwestern outskirts of the city near the Flats of Renmin Hotel on Fenghe Lu, there are two restaurants that offer great western food for reasonable prices.

They are Dad's Home Cooking and Mum's Home Cooking respectively. Although the names might imply that they are of the same ownership, they are not. They are both great places to meet people and hear a story or two.

米面凉皮
Pinyin: Mi Mian Liang Pi
　　
English Name: Cold steamed rice noodles
　　
Cooking Method: Steam. Blend with seasonings. Serve cold.

This post was last modified: 01-09-2008 10:10 PM by Liuxin.

腊汁肉夹馍
　　
Pinyin: La Zhi Rou Jia Mo
　　
English Name: Shaanxi Sandwich/Shaanwich
　　
Cooking Method: Stuff Chinese bread with cooked pork .


　　

羊肉丸子糊辣汤
　　
Pinyin: Yang Rou Wan Zi Hu La Tang
　　
English Name: Vegetable Stew with Lamb Ball
　　
Cooking Method: Stew

三鲜饺子
　　
Pinyin: San Xian Jiao Zi
　　
English Name: Dumpling stuffed with Vegetable. Meat and shrip
　　
Cooking Method：Boil

乾州锅盔
　　
Pinyin: Qian Zhou Guo Kui
　　
English Name: Qianzhou Crispy Pastry
　　
Cooking Method: Cook on a pan til dry and crispy

灌汤包子
　　
Pinyin: Guan Tang Bao Zi
　　
English Name: Dumpling stuffed with Hot Gravy
　　
Cooking Method: Steam

黄桂柿子饼
　　
Pinyin: Huang Gui Shi Zi Bing
　　
English Name: Persimmon Osmanthus
　　
Cooking Method: Preserve/Sun-dry

荞面饸饹
　　
Pinyin: Qiao Mian He Luo
　　
English Name: Cold Buckwheat Noodles
　　
Cooking Method: Boil the buckwheat noodles. Serve cold with sashimi

炒凉粉
　　
Pinyin: Chao Liang Fen
　　
English Name: Stir-fried starch Rice Tofu
　　
Cooking Method: Stir-fry