Friday, November 26, 2010

Xi'an Muslim Quarter

Today we explored the Muslim area in the middle western section of the city. I had heard about this mutton soup that is quite famed in that area. I found a "restaurant" that supplied said soup and ordered a bowl. It was ok. No realy tasty, just ok. It is mainly a thin white soup base with a little bit of glass noodles and various bits of mutton type animal. The identifiable bits were, stomach, intestine, liver and eyeball. It is provided with a large triangle of 3/4 in thick damper style bread to soak the juice up with. Needless to say Sharon didn't try it.
  After lunch we went wandering around the back streets and found plenty of stalls and fruit and vegies on the street. Also there were butcher shops and a fish shop where the lady tipped out a fish bin full of large fish and proceeded to smash them on the head with a piece of 1/2 in pipe to kill them before putting into a sack for the customer. It is the picture with a bicycle in front.
  Also Sharon found a restaurant selling "new Muslim main curses".

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