Street food & snacks 街头小吃

Mirror rice cakes 镜糕

The base is soft and lightly grainy rather than elastic like glutinous-rice dough. Sweet topping supplies much of the flavor and can vary from fruit to sesame.

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Xi’an Persimmon Pastry Cakes 柿子饼

The cakes have a golden surface and a sweet, fragrant centre. Their soft fruit-and-flour wrapper distinguishes them from an intact dried persimmon and from a plain wheat pastry that only has persimmon jam inside.

Flatbread in Toasted Flour Gruel 油茶泡馍

Flatbread in Toasted Flour Gruel (油茶泡馍) is a dish from Yaozhou (耀州), a district of Tongchuan (铜川) in Shaanxi, where shops and street stalls sell it.

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Vinegar-Lees Noodle Sheets 醋粉

Vinegar-Lees Noodle Sheets (醋粉) turn the grain residue left after vinegar-making into a lightly sour snack in Qishan (岐山).

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Deer-Stamped Griddle Buns 鹿糕馍

Deer-Stamped Griddle Buns (鹿糕馍) is a sweet, crisp speciality of Fufeng (扶风), made from stiff dough and slowly cooked over a wheat-straw fire.

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Long County Mutton and Bread Soup 陇县羊肉泡馍

Long County Mutton and Bread Soup (陇县羊肉泡馍) is served in a large bowl with abundant broth and tender meat. Fresh unleavened bread is broken into pieces by the diner before the meat and soup are poured over it.

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Yongshou Angongqiao Giant Fried Dough Twist 永寿安宫桥大麻花

Yongshou Angongqiao Giant Fried Dough Twist (永寿安宫桥大麻花) is listed among the local specialties of Xianyang, Shaanxi. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

Xunyi Decorated Steamed Buns 旬邑花子馍

Xunyi Decorated Steamed Buns (旬邑花子馍) are hand-shaped steamed wheat buns from Xunyi (旬邑), Shaanxi, known locally as 'heart to heart' (心连心) because each bun opens into two petals that stay joined at the base.

Fuping Taihou Flaky Pastry 富平太后饼

Fuping Taihou Flaky Pastry (富平太后饼) is a layered pastry from Fuping (富平), made with white flour and pork leaf fat, then finished with honey and sesame. Its golden-brown crust is crisp, while the inside separates into soft layers.

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Pucheng Rafter-End Steamed Buns 蒲城椽头馍

Pucheng Rafter-End Steamed Buns (蒲城椽头馍) take their name from their resemblance to the ends of roof rafters. They have rounded tops, squared sides and level-cut bases, with a soft interior and a wheat aroma.

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Yan'an Fried Sweet Cakes 延安油糕

Yan'an Fried Sweet Cakes (延安油糕) are cakes of sticky broomcorn millet (糜子), steamed and then deep-fried, from Yan'an (延安) in northern Shaanxi.

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Yellow Millet Steamed Buns 黄米馍馍

Yellow Millet Steamed Buns (黄米馍馍) is a New Year food in Wuqi County (吴起县), made by fermenting and steaming yellow millet flour. The buns are golden, soft and sweet, with a lotus-like shape about the size of a fist.