Places to whet your taste buds
Donglaisheng Sanyuan Xiaochi, near the Central Railway Hospital on the southern 2nd Ring Road, serves geda mian, a noodle eaten in three ways with sour soup, pepper and minced meat. (029-82316726)
Qianzhou Shifu, which has many branches in Xi'an, serves jiaotang mian. If anyone can finish 88 bowls, the bill for the noodles is cancelled. (029-88228166)
The small restaurants in Qinzhen town all offer mi pi, a broad rice noodle that once appealed to the First Emperor.
Qinyu Roujiamo, at No 19 Dongmutoushi, Beilin district, near Shuyuanmen Street, offers roujiamo (pancakes stuffed with minced meat) in the morning.
Zhaojia Dayuan (Zhao's Courtyard), No 116, East 3rd Lane, Shangwang village, near the Qinling Wildlife Park, provides countryside food and lodging. (029-85921235)
Xi'an Grape Research Institute lies to the west of Caotang Temple, Huxian county. (029-84830908)
China Daily
(China Daily 01/01/2010 page10)
