The Capital of Carbs | Xi'an's cuisine is more than just a bowl of noodles

Arriving in a city, the most original and genuine impression of the place often comes from its food. The hot, spicy, sour, sweet, and cold flavors that enter the mouth can always give people the most direct and vivid experience. The bustling Hui Min Street, selling the unchanged Zenggao, unchanged Yangrou Paomo, all belong to the taste of Xi'an. Passing through the Drum Tower, you enter the Hui Muslim historical district. There are about ten mosques of various sizes and ages in the district, and approximately twenty thousand Hui Muslims live by the mosques, maintaining their original religious traditions and living habits. Here, it's not just because of the large number of food shops on both sides of the street, but also because of the deep cultural connotations of this street. And the locals often linger in the unassuming small restaurants and barbecue stalls in Dapiyuan and Xiyang Market, precisely because of the authentic taste that can only be found here... The road surface of Hui Min Street is paved with bluestone, and on both sides are buildings imitating the Ming and Qing dynasties. The restaurants, specialty shops, and silverware stores are all operated by Hui Muslims, with a strong Islamic character. The well-arranged shops, hanging wooden plaques under the eaves of the green-tiled houses, exude a strong and simple charm of Guanzhong. Like most cities' snack streets, it is bustling all year round, crowded with people, but even so, it does not scare away foodies from all over the country who come to taste the mainstream snack street's non-authentic Shaanxi flavors. Hui Min Street is not long, but it carries the little yearning in the hearts of foodies, and it also precipitates the vicissitudes of history that have passed through here.