Shaanxi local food
Local dishes, ingredients and the stories behind them.
Flattened Bean and Millet Porridge 钱钱饭
Flattened Bean and Millet Porridge (钱钱饭) combines black beans with millet. The municipal government of Yan’an (延安) describes the beans as small, coin-shaped flakes, which give the porridge its Chinese name.
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Fugu Fermented Sour Millet 府谷酸饭
Fugu Fermented Sour Millet (府谷酸饭) belongs to Fugu’s (府谷) tradition of soured yellow millet. The grain is fermented before cooking, then made into either sour porridge or a drained preparation called suanlaofan (酸捞饭).
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Shangluo Pounded Potato Cakes 商洛糍粑
Shangluo Pounded Potato Cakes (商洛糍粑) are the ciba of Shangluo (商洛), Shaanxi. Elsewhere in China ciba is usually made from cooked glutinous rice, but in Shangzhou (商州), Zhashui (柞水) and Luonan (洛南) it is made from potatoes, steamed and then beaten into a smooth, sticky mass.
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Zhashui Pounded Potato Cakes (柞水洋芋糍粑) come from Zhashui County (柞水县) in Shangluo (商洛), Shaanxi. Most ciba (糍粑) is made from cooked glutinous rice.
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Honey cold rice dumplings 蜂蜜凉粽子
The cool rice is dense and elastic, with a clean grain flavor beneath the glossy sweet topping.
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Eight-treasure sweet porridge 八宝甜稀饭
The base is gentle and starchy, with bursts of fruit sweetness, earthy beans and occasional nutty bites.
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