Chang An Northwestern Chinese Cuisine 西北樓 陝西風味

Date: October 19 2010
Location: Unit A10 - 240 Alton Towers Circle, Scarborough, ON M1V 3Z3
Website: http://www.cn.qqeat.ca/search/show.php?id=719 **Website in Chinese only**
Menu: http://www.cn.qqeat.ca/search/file_show.php?filepath=../upload/1200266656.jpg
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C.C. and I enjoy spicy food a lot especially Szechwan style of Chinese food 四川風味. This is the first time we tried out Shaanxi Style Chinese food 陝西風味. I have very poor knowledge of China geography so I google on the web to find out where it is located. Apparently, Shaanxi is a province located in the central part of China. There are lot of delicious food in Shaanxi and Liang pi 涼皮 is the most popular food which you can find on every streets in this province.

Liang pi 涼皮 is a noodle made from wheat or rice flour. It is usually prepared cold in a source which contains many different flavours: sweet, sour, spicy, nutty and herbal. Liang pi is a very refreshing appetizer. There is another type of noodle which is very famous. It is called Qishan 岐山 noodle. This noodle is usually prepared hot in a soup base. It has a more chewy texture as compared with Liang pi 涼皮. 

* The English translation on the menu is not 100% correct, so I have translated it myself and put the real name along with the number in bracket *

Chuan Bei Liang Pi  川北涼粉

(216 Mixed round bean flour in Chuan Bei Style)

This is a spicy version of Liang pi 涼皮. It as all the flavours I described above.

I love this dish alot as it is not too sour.

Steamed Chicken with Sesame Source 口水雞
(Cannot find this on the internet menu)
This dish is not as delicious as I expected and I don't recommend it.
The steamed chicken is prepared cold with no flavour.
The flavour was only coming from the spicy sesame source.

Xi'an Rou Ga Mo 西安肉夾饃

(105 Xi'an delicious pork with pancake)

The waitress said, the pork is cooked slowly in a sauce and then pan fried to make it more flavourable.

It tasted a bit like pulled pork but the pork was cut into tiny cube size.

Very delicious dish but a bit oily.

Dapanji 大盤辣子雞 

(302 Cooking Pot Spicy Chicken )

The main ingredients include chicken, garlic, potato, green peppers, chili peppers, lot of chilly oils served with noodles. 

This is a very delicious dish however extremely oily. If you like spicy and herbal food it is a must try.

Qishan noodle  岐山麵

(Cannot find this on the internet menu)

I accidentally deleted the pictures I took so I substitute it with a picture on google.

The noodles are chewy and tasty. However the soup base is a bit too oily for me.

Tangyuan in Fermenting Flutinous rice soup base 酒釀湯圓

(120 Brewed rice with Rice Glue ball)

This is a dessert. Tangyuan 湯圓 is little rice ball made with glutinous rice flour. 

The one I ordered has black sesame fillings.

The rice balls are prepared in fermented rice soup base so it has a slight alcohol taste.
I enjoy this dessert a lot as it is not too sweet.