Xi'An Street Food

Our restaurant menu includes the Xi’An meat burger (known as Roujiamo), which is like a hamburger, but with a much longer history. Roujiamo is possibly the world’s oldest sandwich or hamburger since this bread dates back to the Qin Dynasty and the meat to the Zhou Dynasty. There are just two elements — baked leavened bread and shredded braised meat. A good Chinese burger (jiamo) should always be baked using a traditional furnace instead of the more common electric oven. Lean pork is braised for hours – then hand-shredded and finally pocketed in the bread.

Another popular menu item is Biang Biang noodles, which is a very popular dish in Shaanxi province. This is where it all began! Biang Biang noodles are named after the unique sound made as the large belt-like noodle dough is slapped against the counter when they being are being pulled. The result is an extremely long, thick noodle topped with chili, pork and vegetables such as carrots, greens and potato. Don’t forget to bring your camera as it is likely to be the longest noodle you’ll ever have! This is like food theatre, as you can watch the food being prepared.

Chinese food historian and well known author, Andrew Coe once described Xi’An regional fare as representing the wave of the future in Chinese food.” While Anthony Bourdain a big fan, Xi’An food is sure to set the standard for Chinese food in the west.