Xi'an/Food

Best Food in Xi'an

• Biang Biang Noodles

  Extra-wide, hand-pulled wheat noodles, often as broad as a belt, tossed with chili oil, vinegar, garlic, and vegetables. A Shaanxi specialty named for the slapping sound the dough makes as it's stretched.

• Yang Rou Pao Mo (Mutton Soup with Bread)

  A hearty mutton or lamb broth poured over hand-torn flatbread, a Xi'an staple particularly associated with the city's Hui Muslim community. Eaten as a filling one-bowl meal, especially in colder months.