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Culinarily, Shaanxi Province lags way behind its eastern and western neighbors,
Henan Province and Gansu Province, respectively.
The food here is much of the same, and essentially, outside of the province
capital Xi"an, there are very few specialty dishes that will let you distinguish
Shaanxi style. One of the most common dishes in the province is the cheap and tasty Yangrou Paomo,
a type of mutton soup that is eaten with a Muslim style flat, wheat-flour bread. Xi"an is also particularly
proud of its Chinese dumplings (Jiao zi), that are generally eaten in either
steamed (Zhen jiao), fried (Jian jiao) or, the most common, boiled (Zhu
jiao) form. Xi"an allegedly boasts that there are at least 108 different versions of
dumpling in the city. Other goodies that the city provides are not overly exciting,
although the healthy Sesame Bread and
the juicy Soup Buns should be tried
at least once. The other main tourist town in the province, Yan"an, final destination
for the hardy Long Marchers, lives up to its proletarian, austere image by providing
simple and unvaried food. Travelers here may find it worthwhile to bring a supply of
goodies with them. |
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