Xi'an Tuk-Tuk Private Food Tour

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Duration: 3 hours
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Experience Highlights

Get to know the gastronomic capital of the Silk Road in a private tuk-tuk that takes you, in just 3 hours, to the best corners of Xi'an's Inner Wall. The tour starts at the lobby of the Hilton Xi'an (199 Dongxin Road) and is suitable for all travellers over 12 years old, including stops at 5 or 6 taverns and street stalls with guaranteed hygiene.

You'll travel in very small groups - just your bubble and the guide - so you'll be able to savour every morsel without rushing and with tailor-made explanations.

  • Book queue-free and secure your exclusive tuk-tuk.
  • Taste iconic dishes such as "roujiamo burger" or biangbiang noodles.
  • Enjoy 2 soft drinks included to balance the local spiciness

What’s included

  • Private tuk-tuk with driver for 3 hours
  • Local guide specialised in gastronomy
  • 5 to 6 tastings (roujiamo, biangbiang, chuanr, hula-tang, sweets and more)
  • 2 soft drinks or packaged non-alcoholic beverages

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Step by Step

As soon as you meet your guide in the lobby of the Hilton, you'll board a motorised tuk-tuk that winds its way down alleyways where cars can't fit. The first stop reveals the "roujiamo": freshly baked pita bread, stuffed with spiced and finely minced pork. Here you'll learn why this humble snack rivals any modern burger.

Afterwards, the tuk-tuk passes through the hidden market of Yongxingfang, a complex of traditional architecture that brings together snack favourites from all over the province. Waiting for you are biangbiang noodles, wide as belts, stir-fried with chilli and black vinegar; the onomatopoeic name mimics the sound they make when you bang them on the table.

The guide then leads you to a street-food museum-house where Xi'an's culinary evolution is on display. Here you taste a chuanr - lamb kebab with cumin - and they explain how Muslim cuisine merged with Han cuisine over the past 1,300 years.

As evening falls, the tuk-tuk heads for the Muslim quarter, lit up with red lanterns. Between stalls of candied nuts and date pastries, try a spicy hula-tang soup served in a porcelain cup, ideal for the cool days of the Loes. A final toast with local pear soda brings the tour to an end while the guide summarises the secrets to return on your own and continue eating like a true Xianese.

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