A taste of China / Food & Drink
To know more about Xi’an, an imperial capital in ancient China, you should start with a bowl of lamb soup and pita bread.
To know more about Xi’an, an imperial capital in ancient China, you should start with a bowl of lamb soup and pita bread.
Lamb Paomo can be traced back to the West Zhou Period (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.). Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used to serve Lamb Paomo to his generals. Handed down for thousands of years, the process of making the dish has become a cultural heritage.
Where to taste a bowl of authentic Lamb Paomo?
Founded in 1898 during the reign of Emperor Guangxu, Lao Sun Jia Restaurant in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province serves Muslim food from its two-storey building. The restaurant was rebuilt in 1990. There is a 1000 square-meter museum on the fourth floor of the restaurant, exhibiting the history of Muslim cuisine with sculptures, pictures, table models, and multi-media displays.
Before the Lamb Paomo is served, customers break the pita bread into small pieces. The chef then puts mutton, vermicelli and chopped green onions on the bread before boiling the ingredients together in lamb soup.
