What are the specialties of Xi 'an?

1, cucurbit chicken. Cucurbit chicken is a traditional dish of Xi. It is said that this dish was invented in the Tang Dynasty. Because the chicken made is as complete as a gourd, it was named gourd chicken by later generations. Xi 'an's traditional gourd chicken is a Japanese chicken in the south of the city, which requires the breeding time and weight of the chicken. After cooking, steaming, frying and other processes, it is carefully made. Chicken tastes fresh and tender, and its aroma is compelling.

2, three leather silk. Sanpi silk is a traditional famous dish in Xi, Shaanxi Province. The so-called three-skin silk refers to cold dishes made of chicken skin, pig skin and jellyfish skin. It tastes fresh and crisp, and it is a very popular appetizer in Xi.

3, milk soup pot fish. Fish in milk soup pot is an ancient dish with a long history in Xi. It has been more than a thousand years since it was invented, and its practice has been passed down to this day and is still deeply loved by people. Fish in milk soup pot is a soup dish, which is delicious because of its exquisite practice. We usually cook fish soup with clear water. Although it is also fresh, it only tastes like fish. The soup used in this dish is called milk soup because it is milky white soup made of chicken, duck, bone, ham, dried seaweed and other ingredients, so the cooked fish soup is delicious. This dish is delicious and the price is not cheap.

4. shredded squid. Braised shredded squid is one of the top ten famous dishes in Xi and one of the representative dishes of Shaanxi cuisine. The shredded squid used in this dish is not fresh squid, but dried squid, which is first soaked in water, then shredded, boiled and simmered with shredded pork, chicken, ham and other ingredients. After cooking, the aroma is overflowing, the soup is thick and the shredded squid is tough. This is a delicious and nutritious dish.

5, kapok shrimp balls. Shrimp balls with kapok are a famous dish in Xi, Shaanxi. It used to be a court dish in the Western Han Dynasty, but it later flowed into the people and has been passed down to this day. This dish is actually relatively simple to cook. Shrimp is pickled with cooking wine, ginger, etc. Then wrap it in egg paste made of egg white and starch, fry it in oil pan, and finally cook it with tomato sauce and stock. It tastes soft and tender, slightly sour, very distinctive and nutritious.

6, keep warm and mix waist silk. Warm waist silk is a special dish of Xi 'an restaurant, and it is also a traditional famous dish. This dish evolved from the famous dish sheepskin silk in Tang Dynasty. We have only heard of cold salad, and seldom heard of warm salad. This technique is unique in Shaanxi cuisine. Mushroom lettuce vermicelli and pork loin, made by warm mixing. It tastes soft and refreshing.

7. Tricholoma and peach kernels are crispy. Crispy mushrooms and peach kernels were once one of the top soup dishes at official banquets. Mushrooms are delicious, and peach kernels can be eaten and used as medicine, which has many functions. The double crisp here refers to the pork belly and chicken gizzards, which are carefully made by cooking after changing the flower knife. They are not only delicious, but also crisp and nutritious, which is a necessary food for many people to eat out.