When it comes to meat sandwich buns, you will think of Fan Ji.
The authentic meat of Xi'an bacon is "Fan Ji Bacon Meat Shop". In 1925, Fan Bingren, who was born in Lantian, bought old soup for bacon from the workshop of Bi Renyi (a Qing Dynasty) who had been dealing in bacon for generations, began to make and operate bacon meat, and wholesaled the steamed buns from Zhang Cunlin's steamed bun shop at that time, and together with his son Fan Fengxiang, they picked up and sold bacon meat sandwich buns along the streets of Xi'an. Because it is a small business, the development is slow. It was not until 1956 that after the public-private partnership, Fan Ji bacon was incorporated into the state-run system and officially listed as "Fan Ji Bacon Meat Shop", and began to operate in No. 56 Zhuzhi City, Xi'an City, and under the guidance of the party's economic development policy, it developed and grew step by step.
"Fan Ji bacon meat shop" in the use of Chen soup, adhere to the traditional production method at the same time, but also according to the taste and needs of contemporary people, the production of bacon meat has been further improved and improved, the production process is very rigorous and elaborate: the selection of high-grade pork ribs, it is cut into two to three pounds of strips of raw blanks, washed and drained, the meat skin is facing up, neatly placed in the pot, poured into the Chen soup, and then with the spice bag of more than 20 spices such as incense, cinnamon, grass fruit, pepper, etc., put into the pot to press an iron fork, so that the meat is all immersed in the bacon soup, After boiling over high heat, switch to simmering over low heat, keep it open, and constantly skim off the foam, cook for about two hours, turn the meat over and simmer for three or four hours, remove the bones, and place the skin in the basin and plate. For its authentic taste, it has won a variety of honors and titles: in October 1989, Fan Ji Bacon won the "Golden Tripod Award" for the quality products of the catering industry of the former Ministry of Commerce; in May 1999, it won the title of "Shaanxi Famous Snack" awarded by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce and the Shaanxi Provincial Culinary Association, and in December of the same year, it was recognized as "China Time-honored Brand" by the former Domestic Trade Bureau; in September 2000, it was awarded the title of "Chinese Famous Snack" by the China Cuisine Association; in June 2001, Fan Ji Bacon Meat Shop was reorganized into the Dahua Hotel. In December of the same year, it was recognized as "Shaanxi China Time-honored Brand" by the Shaanxi Provincial Federation of Commerce; in 2002, Fan Ji Bacon Meat was named Shaanxi Famous Brand Commodity by the Shaanxi Provincial Federation of Commerce; in 2006, Fan Ji Bacon Meat Sandwich Steamed Bun was once again rated as "China Famous Spot" at the Second China Catering Industry Expo.
Now Fan Ji Bacon Meat Shop has opened many stores in accordance with new ideas and the business model of the modern fast food industry, making the brand of Fan Ji Bacon Meat shine.