In the overwhelming Xi'an food raiders on the Internet, in addition to the internet red restaurants, the most recommended is Muslim Street. But when you actually get to Muslim Street, you will find that there are many urban food streets in the country; the voices are boiling, tourists from all over the country are flowing, and the same snacks are sold from all over the country. For the Xi'an natives who can eat, Muslim Street is obviously not a place they will frequent.
Near Huifang, a number of deep alleys and trails stretch out, where there are few tourists from outside the city, quiet and full of life, and also have a wealth of authentic delicacies. For example, the Sprinkler Gold Bridge that we are going to introduce today, there are not many tourists from outside the city, and the tourist groups will not come; but this 800-meter old street running north-south, only 1 kilometer away from the Muslim Street, is a veritable treasure food street.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" > the origin of the name of the golden bridge</h1>
Sprinkler Gold Bridge is located in Huifang, Lianhu District, from Lianhu Road in the north to Xinsi Lane in the south, with a total length of 800 meters. According to the "Map of Chang'an City in The Tang Dynasty", the location of the Shangjin Bridge belongs to one of the sections of Hanguangmen Avenue in the Tang Dynasty. Historically, the Golden Bridge has changed its name several times; during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, this was the Iron Furnace Street, and the Ming Dynasty was changed to the Iron Furnace Workshop. In the Qing Dynasty, there were many people with the surname Sha here, and there was another bridge, so it was renamed Shajia Bridge. It was called Avant-Garde Road in 1966 and restored to its current name in 1972.
However, the sprinkling gold bridge really circulates the story of "sprinkling gold". According to the "Book of Tang and The Benji of Xuanzong", when the Tang Dynasty was in its heyday, Tang Xuanzong suddenly wanted to throw gold coins on the city gate and landed on the bridge below, and the civil and military officials rushed into a group. This became the earliest "bonus" in history.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > a mixture of humanities and gastronomy</h1>
Traveling outside, I like this kind of grounded food and living neighborhood very much. The Hui elderly sitting on the side of the road, the stall owners with lazy expressions, the diners who leisurely forage, and the bicycles and battery cars that come and go on the roadside constitute the most vivid side of the Sprinkling Gold Bridge. Even if you don't eat good food, it's a great place to photograph local people's themes; bring a fixed-focus lens to catch it, eat things in all directions, but a bowl of human fireworks.
Deep in the food stalls, there is also a quirky mosque. Online information shows that the ancient temple was built during the Ming Dynasty, but it seems to have been rebuilt by modern people. Compared with the people on the street, the ancient mosque surrounded by green trees is like another world, inaccessible.
Today, The Golden Bridge is a popular food street for locals. Since it is near the Xicang Flower and Bird Market, it is just right to visit the market in the morning and come to the Golden Bridge for lunch. The market is open on Thursdays and Sundays, so there will be more people in the Golden Bridge on these two days. When we first turned from Xicang North Lane to The Golden Bridge, it was not yet the most lively time at noon; some shops had not yet opened, some shops were preparing for a new day's business, and several "industrious" shops had already begun to queue up at the door, and it seemed that the door had been open for a while.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="32" > food street for gourmets</h1>
Compared with the official and bustling Muslim Street, the alley of The Golden Bridge is very narrow, only allowing two cars to barely cross each other, but the old brands on both sides are one after another, so that the local gourmets are like a number of family treasures. Almost all of Xi'an's local cuisine, such as lamb steamed buns, egg dish steamed buns, dumplings, cold skins, sour soup dumplings, biángbiáng noodles, etc., are so dazzling that it makes us a little difficult to choose for a while. However, the food here is mainly pasta, which is very solid; if you want to try a few more varieties, don't order too much.
In addition to restaurants and restaurants, there are also many shops selling bread, pastries, and local specialties on Sajinqiao Street. Seeing that many locals come to buy it with familiarity, it is estimated that the taste is not bad.
Lamb steamed buns
Steamed buns are a must-eat in Xi'an, although we are not hungry, but still go straight to a well-rated old bubble steamed bun shop on the Golden Bridge. I ordered lamb steamed buns, the kind with soup; the soup was really rich, the steamed buns were very stiff to bite, and the lamb was also cooked crisply; there were also other ingredients such as fungus and dried beans, which were very rich in taste. However, this amount is especially large for girls, and they did not finish eating in the end.
After coming out, I bought a cup of iced milk tea, which was almost a cup a day in Xi'an for a few days, which is said to be the Xi'an version of "tea beauty".
Koshiki cake
Xi'an is famous for snacks, even in the hotel's breakfast buffet. The first time I heard about the cake was in the TV series "That Year the Flowers Bloomed and the Moon Was Round", which was often mentioned by the heroine in the play. Koshiki cake is a cake made of glutinous rice, dates and kidney beans; the taste of date puree is integrated into the sticky rice, the aroma is overflowing, the taste is soft and sticky, and it is a favorite of dessert control. However, it is good to eat a small piece, and it will be a little greasy to eat more.
Steamed dumplings in soup
Keeping a stomach is mainly to eat the steamed dumplings that have been on the "Xi'an Must Eat List". The storefront is in the style of an old state-run restaurant, and the shop is full at noon. The signature steamed dumplings, cold skins, and mash were ordered; the dipping sauce was distributed by the clerks on the table, which was a bit mysterious. The steamed dumplings stuffed with beef leeks are really delicious, large, thin-skinned and fresh. When eating, you must first drink soup and then eat steamed dumplings, a bit like eating soup buns. The soup is delicious, and the meat in the steamed dumplings is served with a secret sauce, which is a match made in heaven.
The appetite is limited, these are just the tip of the iceberg of sprinkling gold bridge food, and the ones that are picked are still of interest to themselves; even if you eat six meals a day from morning to night, it is impossible to eat the food of sprinkling gold bridge. Fireworks rise in the depths of the old street, and behind each distinctive sign is a story of entrepreneurship, which also constitutes the living food map of the Golden Bridge. While satisfying the appetite of everyone, it also injected a steady stream of vitality into the old street.
If you also come to Xi'an to find food, you may wish to take a trip to Xicang + Sprinkle Gold Bridge to feel the authentic old Xi'an day.
Transportation: Metro Line 1 Sajinqiao Station