food in xi'an

This looks like a turtle~~~it's made of seaweed and egg roll and surrounded by raddish...yum yum..this dish is supposed to represent wealth and long life. the middle thingie looks like the ancient coin = wealth...the whole thing looks like a turtle = long life....COOL~~ This looks like normal xiao long bao (小笼包） heck no, they are 灌汤包...made from beef...weird...the 1st time i had beef xiao long bao...they tasted...well...beefy...wuwahahaha...they even had mutton...i couldnt imagine the taste and i don't want to know~~~@@ This is the famous shop for serving xi'an's famous muslim food....泡沫羊膜....it's soup with mutton and bread crumbs...look below for my yummy lunch...it is only RMB7...i had beef one instead~~~i am not a fan of mutton...Sorry mMMmmek mmMMmmek There are still alot of pics i didnt post...those pics are still with Ina~~~ we went to one shop along the "islamic street" (回民街) and saw alot of BBQ outside..instantly, we got attracted and went in....the moment we stepped in, i had goosebump all over coz the floor was sOOOoo dirty and oily...i felt like i was sliding instead of walking...i think the place makes a perfect place for "ice" skating practice....it was dirty but food was good....we didnt dare to touch the menu too...we did a good deed tat night, Ina and I translated the shop's menu into english, printed out the next day and hand delivered to the boss...(it's a LOooong story why we did it)