Thought for Food

Xi’an Famous Foods just opened an outpost 4 blocks from our apartment. GLEE!!!! (One-second history lesson, courtesy of: the ancient city of Xi’an was the beginning of the Silk Road and a crossroads for Middle Eastern and Chinese foods. The extraordinary cuisine, borrowing the best of the best, has developed over centuries.)

Last night we had: Liang Pi Cold Skin Noodles (one of my favorite foods, ever — hand-pulled noodles with spongy tofu in a spicy, complex sesame oil sauce made to order), Savory Cumin Lamb Hand-Pulled Noodles (another must-order; lamb and cumin dishes are specialties of the region), Tiger Vegetables Salad (light and zingy), and Chang-an Spicy Tofu (extraordinarily silky and rich homemade tofu! AMAZING!!). Plus iced jasmine tea “with treasures” (i.e., jasmine flowers) while we waited.

Total: $18 + change. Can’t beat it.

(God I love living in this city! The best food in the world at any price.)

08.29.2010, 8 pm. St. Mark’s Place/East 4th St.