Huimin Street

It is a famous landmark of Xi'an, a gathering place of all kinds of delicacies and specialties. It is a must for the first time to come to Xi'an

Huimin Street

Huimin street in Xi'an is a famous food culture district and a snack District in Xi'an. Beiyuanmen, where Huimin street is located, is the official District of Qing Dynasty. Because the governor's Yamen of Shaanxi is in the north of the drum tower, it is named Beiyuan. At the end of 1990's, some Hui people rented houses and operated restaurants in this street, so Lianhu District changed to catering street, and Beiyuanmen became Hui people's street.

As one of the representatives of Xi'an customs, Xi'an Hui Street is the general name of many streets in Hui block, which is composed of beiguangji street, Beiyuanmen street, Xiyangshi street, Dapiyuan street, Huajue Lane Street, sajinqiao street, etc., behind the bell and Drum Tower.

Street history

Huifang style street is a street in Huimin District beside the drum tower. It is about 500 meters long and runs from north to south. It is characterized by green stone paving and shady trees. On both sides of the road, it imitates the architecture of Ming and Qing Dynasties, or catering, or utensils. All of them are operated by Huimin people and have strong Muslim characteristics. There are 10 mosques of different ages and sizes in the historical district, the most famous of which is Huajue Lane mosque. Walking in the block, you can see commercial outlets with the fusion of traditional Chinese architectural style and Muslim architectural style everywhere. Ethnic costumes, handicrafts, halal food, restaurants and Muslim snack bars come to you.

At present, there are more than 60000 Muslim communities here. Many streets in the block have a strong Islamic style, with Muslim Food City, ethnic shopping center, mosque and Hui people's living area "reflecting each other".

Introduction to scenic spots

Hui people's street is famous as a food concentrated district. Although it is regarded as a tourist spot for foreign tourists, in fact, local residents have always regarded it as a main place for eating snacks, shopping and leisure, especially in the summer night market where more people eat and cool off. In fact, the whole "Huifang" area is full of restaurants, a variety of Muslim restaurants and stalls, including some of the time-honored shops most recognized by the local people. In addition to Beiyuanmen, daxuexixiang and Xiyang City, Huifang also includes a large area such as Dapiyuan, Dongyang City, beiguangji street and qiaozikou. Old Xi'an called this area "Fangshang", where people can explore the most real life of Xi'an. However, after a few places from Huimin street to go deeper, not easy to find, foreign tourists are relatively small.

The Huimin street in the evening is different from that in the daytime. The whole street is shrouded in a strong atmosphere of market. On both sides of the road, there are all kinds of stalls with electric lights and steam lights, mainly selling cakes, dried fruits, preserves and snacks. Behind these stalls are many restaurants operating local snacks. When there are too many people, not only are they overcrowded, but even the door is full of tables and chairs. Barbecue kebabs and rinsed tripe fireworks filled the whole street under the dim light. The bustling crowd were eating and shopping. When they saw the favorite things on the stall, they countered with the stall owner. You can also take a rest on the seats of Gulou square and watch the kite vendors put their tens of meters long kites on the top of the high buildings across the road. Everything is full of real and lively enthusiasm for life.

Accommodation introduction

Xi'an is an international tourist city. Every year, a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists come to visit. There are various kinds of hotels and guesthouses in the city. The accommodation is very convenient.

In the vicinity of Xi'an railway station and bus station, there are many hotels for ordinary tourists. Although they are not very luxurious, they are also clean and comfortable, and the price is not expensive, generally less than 100 yuan.

There are also many designated tourist hotels in the city. Suite rooms and standard rooms generally have toilets, telephones and televisions.

The price of a standard room usually ranges from 100 yuan to 200 yuan. The price fluctuates in the low and peak seasons. Most hotels can book air and train tickets for their guests, which is very convenient.

Traffic information

Take bus No.4, 7, 8, 15, 32, 43, 45, 201, 205, 206, 215, 218, 221, 222, 251, 300, 604, 611, 612, 612, k630, k706, you 8 (610) and get off at "bell tower" station.

Food introduction

Xi'an has a strong northwest flavor. Rougamo, mutton steamed bun, Liangpi, Qishan noodles and jiaozi banquet are well known to many people in Shaanxi.

There are a lot of restaurants in Xi'an City operating mutton steamed bread. There are several special mutton steamed bread restaurants on almost every street, and the most famous one is undoubtedly Laosun's mutton steamed bread. In addition, tongshengxiang beef and mutton steamed bun restaurant, Xiguan beef and mutton steamed bun restaurant and tie Zhiming (selling beef and mutton) are also famous for a long time.

Xi'an square people are good at making snacks, and the materials are exquisite, the production is fine, sweet, salty, spicy meat and vegetable collocation, many varieties. Beef and mutton steamed bun, waxed beef and mutton, stewed mutton, steamed mutton, honey cold zongzi, Sheng's fermented skin, mutton cake, babaotian porridge, hot paste soup, Liangpi, Mipi, rolled dough, mutton dumpling, leek cake, sour soup dumpling, Guantang baozi, beef ramen, mirror cake, steamer cake, mutton saozizi, Huanggui persimmon cake, egg mash, water basin mutton, sesame cake, onion cake, etc There are all kinds of snacks.

Irrigation soup steamed stuffed bun

The main ingredients of steamed buns in soup are beef, mutton and rib meat. The soup made from sheep bones and seasoning soup are used to beat meat. After steaming, it has the characteristics of "the skin is as thin as paper, the stuffing is tender, the soup is contained, and the seasoning is fragrant".

Jia San relies on the excellent national tradition and the professionalism handed down from generation to generation. After three years of start-up, five years of foundation, ten years of painstaking discovery and 20 years of continuous innovation, he created a series of delicious food in the form of "Guantang" and named "Jia San". The value and significance of "Jia San Guan Tang Bao Zi" is not only confined to filling in the blanks for Xi'an food garden, but also contains many things that make people think about.

Traditional snacks are mostly bought and sold in the form of "top plate pick shelf" and "call sign along the street". With the further development, there are shops and markets with "bright pot and bright stove" and "front shop and back home". Jia Sanguan soup steamed stuffed bun enters the market with the marketing idea of "collectivization" and "industrialization". Jia San has his own professional research, marketing planning and industrial development team. It can be said that Jia San is famous for his "stuffed bun in soup". At the same time, give "Guantang baozi" unlimited value and significance. Jia San, in line with the traditional theory of Chinese culture that "attack a little, not as good as the rest", made an infinite career with small soup bags.

Throughout the national snack industry, we will find that Xi'an has many snacks, complete varieties and various patterns, but not many of them really have "Xi'an characteristics"; most of them are home-made, coarse food and miscellaneous food marketing varieties, and lack of distinctive and high-quality snack brands. Jia San is a wonderful flower in Xi'an snack garden, which is not only genuine but also independent. While showing the regional characteristics of Xi'an snacks, it also shows the characteristics of Muslim food culture in Xi'an.

When you enter Beiyuanmen Antique Street in Xi'an Hui inhabited area, you can easily find "Jia Sanguan steamed stuffed bun" between the elegant archways and corridors. You can feel the warmth and thoughtfulness coming from your face. There are many famous people's inscriptions and photos hanging in the shop. At this time, you will be surprised to find that almost all the famous people in the country have patronized and tasted "Jia San Guan Tang baozi". And we will find that Jia San's marketing ideas, cultural taste and cultural character occupy a large proportion. Only in the shop of "Jia San Guan Tang baozi", can you really find the culture of Baozi and the cultural baozi.

shredded cakes in mutton and beef soup

Known as "a unique Shaanxi", its history can be traced back to the 11th century B.C. in the book of songs, there is a saying of "wine for friends and killing Lambs". Mutton steamed bun has a delicious aftertaste and is praised by many international friends in Xi'an. Beef and mutton steamed bun is almost recognized as the most popular snack in Xi'an. To eat paomo, the old diners in Xi'an pay attention to Hui people's Square. Sometimes, in a humble shop, the big bowl is filled with fragrance.

When you enter the paomo restaurant, you have to serve two or three steamed buns, wash your hands, and find a place to sit down and break them carefully. It's a steamed bun, but it's actually a half baked dough cake, two liang each, half cooked with white flour and a good brand. Put the famous old bowl of Shaanxi Province on the knee, divide the cake into several pieces, and then slowly pinch them into pieces the size of a small nail. After breaking it off, rub it with your hands and let the powder adhere to the pieces fall down. Only in this way can the steamed bun be thick and juicy. Then use the clip to clip the number, and take it to the master for processing. As soon as master Mingyan sees this method, he will understand that the old customers who know how to make steamed buns are coming, and they will pay special attention to making steamed buns.

Nowadays, the pace of life is getting faster and faster. Most of the steamed buns shops keep pace with the times. They have bought a blender to quickly process the steamed buns into even small pieces. Most of the younger generation like this kind of improvement. But old diners will always scoff at this kind of processing method. The steamed buns that have been broken up with a lot of effort, and the cross-section torn by hand increases the contact area with the soup, which will make it more delicious. Only in this way can it be worthy of that pot of old soup.

Cooked with steamed buns, there are muscle noodles, fresh garlic sprouts and a few large pieces of stewed mutton. The mutton tastes fresh, crisp and fragrant. Most meat shops have more than ten water tanks buried in the backyard soil, in which there are various kinds of water tanks

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