Another awesome sleeper train journey through the beauty of China to the cultural gem of Xian or Xi'an. We find an amazing hotel in the heart of the Muslim Quarter of Xian that's not only the best hotel we've stayed at in China, it's also the cheapest and includes breakfast. We get right out into the markets of the Muslim Quarter to find some great street food and in the process stumble upon the cultural phenomenon of cricket fights! While wandering around we happen upon the famous and gorgeous Bell Tower and Drum Tower. Now for some food.... 中國 Want to collaborate? We'd love to! Email us at [email protected]
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Let's go explore Xi'an. We got a major score on our hotel. This is amazing, the staff is great,
the services included. And it's only $22 a night. We're staying in the Muslim Quarter in Xi'an,
which is famous for street foods and being a market. As you can tell by looking around,
this is pretty much our kind of place. So we're gonna go find some street food.
Well, this is the city. It just has a really good town feel to it. Really great energy.
Every kind of seed you can imagine. It is a food person's paradise. There is food everywhere,
and we're hungry, and I can't stop looking, and I keep walking, and we haven't eaten anything.
Everybody's on electric scooters and, I don't know what they're called, like these things.
They're all electric. They're just zipping around everywhere. They don't make a sound
until they start honking. All of those little containers have crickets in them.
And back here behind me, there's something really interesting going on. It's some kind
of gambling or something. I have no idea. I'm gonna investigate. If I can't find out first,
I'm gonna find out on the internet. But it's fascinating, and I have no idea what's going on.
It's all crickets. Everybody on this sidewalk here is selling buckets full of crickets.
Crickets.
It looks like cricket fights. That's pretty cool.
Listen to all those crickets. There are thousands of crickets being sold,
and some have really cool little capers.
Pomegranate and chicken. First food in Xi'an is a skewer.
We got, I believe, lamb. Lots of spices. Oh, that's really good. That's the best skewer I've
had in a long time, maybe ever. That's amazing. It costs like a buck fifty,
and it's served on a willow stick, which is really cool.
Tea bricks. I'm having a lamb sandwich. A lambwich.
Really good. The rice is a little bit sweet, and the meat has so much flavor.
I got spicy, but it's really not that spicy.
Staying right in the heart of the Muslim Quarter. This market's amazing. You can find
everything here. Lots of food, clothing, jewelry, pearls, handmade goods,
endangered animals, all sorts of stuff. This is a delightful tofu. It's delicious.
A plate of it will set us back about a buck fifty. They're good at making noodles.
I don't think it's noodles. It looks like candy.
You found a grocery store.
That is the famous drum tower of Xi'an. Down we go.
Staying in the Muslim Quarter has been really cool. We're staying in the more local portion,
and then just a couple streets over, there's that really touristy portion. Both of them are awesome.
That is the famous bell tower of Xi'an. It's quite popular, and it's really cool here.
The market continues to the indoors.
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