Xi'an A practical shortlist of 20 dishes, snacks and drinks to recognize before ordering in Xi'an.
20 dishes
Recipes, spice, offal and fish-bone handling vary. Fine bones may remain even when a dish is usually low-bone. Show the Chinese phrase and confirm allergies or dietary restrictions before ordering.
20 Category All Main dishes Staples & noodles Snacks Sweets & drinks
Spice All Not spicy Mild Medium Hot Varies
Main ingredients All Pork Beef & lamb Poultry Seafood Egg & dairy
Food concerns All Avoid organ meats Low/no-bone fish
Dietary needs All Usually no pork Vegetarian possible
Staples & noodles · Roujiamo Roujiamo 肉夹馍 10–28 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Lamb paomo Lamb paomo 羊肉泡馍 25–70 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Biangbiang noodles Biangbiang noodles 油泼扯面 8–20 ¥ Staples & noodles · Xi'an liangpi Xi'an liangpi 凉皮 12–30 ¥ Staples & noodles · Beef roujiamo Beef roujiamo 牛肉夹馍 12–35 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Pepper soup Pepper soup 胡辣汤 20–55 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Gourd chicken Gourd chicken 葫芦鸡 25–60 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Beef paomo Beef paomo 牛肉泡馍 30–80 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Xi'an soup dumplings Xi'an soup dumplings 灌汤包 10–28 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Sour soup dumplings Sour soup dumplings 酸汤水饺 15–40 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Cumin lamb Cumin lamb 孜然羊肉 25–70 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Spiced cold beef Spiced cold beef 五香牛肉 25–70 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Persimmon cake Persimmon cake 柿子饼 10–30 ¥ Main dishes · Crisp chicken Crisp chicken 脆皮葫芦鸡 25–60 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Honey rice cake Honey rice cake 甑糕 6–20 ¥ Staples & noodles · Yangzhou-style fried rice Yangzhou-style fried rice 腊味炒饭 12–30 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Mirror cake Mirror cake 镜糕 5–18 ¥ Snacks · Xi'an oil tea Xi'an oil tea 油茶 10–25 ¥ Main dishes · Stuffed tofu skin Stuffed tofu skin 粉蒸肉 30–80 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Crystal cake Crystal cake 水晶饼 10–30 ¥ 