Shaanxi-Xi'an "Xiao Chi" Gallery

A gallery of "small eats" from Xi'an and other parts of Shaanxi province.  If you can read Chinese, information on this cuisine can be found at the source for this material.  A forum has been created for discussion and questions about this food in the eatingchinese forums.


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yangrou shaomai (mutton shaomai)

kao you mo (baked "oil bun")

jia mo (shredded meat bun)

"qi shan" minced meat noodles and pressed meat bun (roujiamo).

honey-sweetened "eight treasure" congee

"yikou xiang" (savory bites)

pickled cabbage fried rice

roast mutton leg

dried fruit

sweet bean paste cakes

yellow persimmon cakes

"eight treasure" fermented rice

egg with fermented rice

chili garlic lamb blood soup

potato "cha cha"

"zi ran" fried shredded meat bun

fried bean jelly

fried bean jelly (closeup)

sweet cakes

"hu lu tou" (bottle gourd soup)

sign using the famous "biang biang" characters

"biang biang" noodles

zha jiang-style "biang biang" noodles.

"mi mian pi" (rice noodles)

A favorite of Xi'an maidens because the name can mean "face complexion noodles"

chili oil noodles

tendon kebabs

iced zongzi

"gu san" soup dumplings

barbecued fish

qi shan" noodles

"yang rou pao mo" mutton broth with hand-broken bread

breaking bread for "yang rou pao mo"

serving up "rou jia mo"

cooking station

more barbecue...

...and more