Renowned for its terracotta warriors, the ancient Chinese city of Xian in Shaanxi province is also a food paradise.Due to its location on the ancient Silk Road, foods in Xi'an have been influenced by places far and wide. With a long history• of growing wheat, Xi'an is home to various,kinds of flour based food, and even simple,noodles appear in different shapes, sizes and tastes. Let's check out some signature delicacies from the city. From meat burgers and pita bread soaked in lamb soup to a wide selection of noodles, there is bound to be one that fits your tastes. 1. Roujiamo (Meat burger). Rouiiamo is one of the most famous street foods in Xian and is also known as China's version of the hamburger. It's usually filled with diced pork tossed with green peppers and coriander before being stuffed to fill crispy oven-baked buns.
2. Yangrou paomo (Pita bread soaked in lamb soup) Yangrou paomo, or pita bread soaked in lamb soup, is another signature food of Xi'an. The main ingredient in this mouth-watering dish is mutton and pita bread. The hard bread is shredded and added to a bowl, then topped with stewed and sliced mutton, scallion, coriander and chili; then the soup is poured over all of it. 3. Biangbiang noodles (Stewed-pork hand- ripped noodles) Biangbiang noodles are thick, fat and long. Each belt-like strand is three fingers wide, spiraling down into a big bowl. It is served dry, with toppings of chili and pork belly in alternating layers of fat and lean meat. Biangbiang noodles are famous not only for their distinctive taste, but also for its name, which is a character so complicated that many Chinese don't even know how to write it. Biang is the onomatopoeic name the noodles are given, referring to the sound chefs make when they pull the dough into noodles and bang them against the table.