Four must-dos for heads of state in Xi’an

Yangrou Paomo is a typical Xi'an specialty.[Photo from the Internet]

4. Taste local specialties and snacks

Xi'an is known as the "Capital of Delicacies". Indeed, one of the joys of visiting Xi’an is tasting its local snacks. Yangrou Paomo is a typical Xi'an specialty that consists of a mutton soup served with wheat flour flat bread. The hard bread is broken up and added to the soup. Then the mixture is eaten along with pickled garlic cloves.

Xi’an locals prefer food made from flour. Noodles and dumplings, which are always filling and warming, are the local staples. Steamed bread is the most popular staple. German Prime Minister Angela Merkel received Huamo (art steamed bread) on her 56th birthday when she visited Xi’an.

Xi’an jujube, famous for its sweetness, is also well known in China. When Kim Il-sung visited Xi’an in 1982, he was fond of the jujubes, and brought 300 jujube trees back to North Korea.