Shan'nan stewed dishes
Just add a small amount of water and you can cook delicious stewed meat. It's a common way to eat it, just like dry rice in a pot, salty and flavorful, you can have an extra bowl.
Liquor fermented from sorghum in Liquan, China
Shaanxi Liquan rice wine lees inherits and promotes Chinese rice wine lees culture, with a long history of brewing and known as the "first in San Qin". Liquan rice wine lees, originating in the Han Dynasty and flourishing in the Qing Dynasty, is a traditional and unique food of the Chinese nation. It is praised as "heavenly sweet dew, earth-born sweet spring". It has a history of thousands of years and promotes rice wine lees culture, using traditional handmade brewing techniques that have been passed down to this day. It has a sweet taste, rich wine aroma, and maintains its authentic flavor.
Ningqiang walnut cake
Ningqiang walnut cakes are a famous traditional specialty food in Ningqiang, Shaanxi. They are made by stuffing peeled walnut kernels with salt, sesame, etc., then applying the mixture onto fermented dough, and finally baking it in an oven. The cakes have a crispy texture and a sweet taste.
Zhashui potato cakes
Potato rice cake is a traditional snack made from steamed and mashed potatoes. It is made by pounding cooked potatoes on a stone mortar or slab with a wooden pestle into a paste-like consistency. It has a fragrant and sweet taste, is soothing for the stomach, and is not greasy even if eaten frequently.
Hanzhong hot rice noodles
Hanzhong noodles are a famous specialty snack in southern Shaanxi, China. Legend has it that it originated in the Qin and Han dynasties. It is generally made by grinding rice into paste, steaming it into thin skin, spreading rapeseed oil while hot, cutting it into strips, and seasoning it according to personal taste with ingredients such as chili, monosodium glutamate, refined salt, vinegar, soy sauce, and minced garlic. It has a soft texture and spicy flavor.
