Street Eats
Hand-pulled biang-biang noodles, lamb skewers over coals, persimmon cakes frying in the lane. Come hungry, eat standing up.
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Lamb Soup#Food
Tear the Bread · Yangrou Paomo
Xi'an4.51 hr16k saved
First you tear the flatbread into pebbles with your hands; then the kitchen drowns it in rich mutton broth. The ritual is the meal.
Find it in Xi'an — worth the detour, not the queue-and-leave kind of place. Best lunch or cold-weather dinner.
Good to know
- Best time — Lunch or cold-weather dinner
- Go a little before peak hours
- Allow more time than you think
- Keep a few yuan in cash, just in case
Photo: Danielinblue · CC BY-SA 3.0
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