Yan’an Zhanzhanis a special snack deeply favored by the foodies by virtue of the refreshing taste, populistprice and unique way of cooking. No oil are added to the hot pot, but only seasonings comprised of cumin, pepper, and others. There’re also special dipping sauces, such as pickled garlic, cold soup and sesame paste. Food ingredients are so rich that there are almost one hundred varieties of vegetables and meat, and are available in any restaurant by the street serving Zhanzhan, so foodies could enjoy to their hearts’ content.
Yan’an Zhanzhan, also known as Yan’an skewered foodor spicy kebab, is a distinctive local snack. It is based on a variety of vegetables and meatstrung on a thin skewer, thus got thename skewered food.
“Food is the paramount necessity of the people”.Shaanxi Province enjoys a long-standing history of food cultureand has unique flavors.Today we’re going to talk about Shaanxi special food - Yan’an Zhanzhan.Accompanied by deliciousfood, let the taste buds and the soul dance together.
In Yan’an, Zhanzhancan be eaten either cold or hot. The dipping sauces for cold Zhanzhan is prepared in advance, andit’s okay to eatdirectlyby dipping vegetables and meat in the sauces. The hot Zhanzhanhas two flavors of spicy and cumin, and dip the vegetables and meat in the soupafter the soupis boiledin pot, and then you can enjoy.
Chongqing hotpotandChengdu skewered foodare famous for being spicy, Beijing shabu-shabuandChaoshan hotpot is famous for beingfresh, so how could the less known Yan’an Zhanzhanstand out in the picky taste buds of foodies? It's delicious, affordable, and full of hustling and bustling... Yan’an Zhanzhanhas it’s uniqueadvantages.
Yan’an Zhanzhan is affectionately called asthe “oil-free hot pot”by foodies, and themost prominentfeature is that not even onedrop of oilis added to the pot, and the seasonings arebasically prepared with cumin, chili, fennel, etc.Just adding water to the pot with seasonings and put vegetables and meat in the pot until it is boiled. It can be called a “clear stream”of shabu-shabu industry.
In addition to the seasonings of the pot, the dipping sauceis also the “soul” of Yan’anZhanzhan. There are three kinds of sauces: pickledgarlic, cold soup and sesame paste, which can meet the tastes of different groups.To mention particularly the featured cold soup preparedwith chopped chilli, minced garlic, vinegar and other spices, it can be usedalone, or togetherwith sesame paste, pickledgarlic, and the taste will be more unique.
There are also a great varieties of food ingredients,not inferior to hot pot. When it comes to the rich food ingredients, Yan’an people will proudly say: “In Yan’an, everything can be taken as the ingredients for eating Zhanzhan.”In addition to various vegetables, Shaanxi Liangpi, gluten, egg pancake, potatomomo, rice crust and so on,are all must on the menu list; while meat are of all kinds,such as beef, sausage, brittle bones, chicken and so on. In any street restaurant serving Zhanzhan, foodies could enjoy to their hearts’ content.