Haihua Renjia Hunan Home-style Restaurant (Xiyi Road Branch)
Hunan cuisine · ⭐ 4.2
Nos. 191-4 Xiyi Road
Dragon Mate tips
If you are traveling in China to visit Xi'an, this restaurant is worth a stop for great food. This restaurant is located at Nos. 191-4 Xiyi Road. It is a Hunan cuisine place, and the flavors are spicy (numbing/spicy). Dragon Mate recommends you try: Two-color Fish Head, Grandmother's Vegetable Dish, Stir-Fried Beef with Yellow Onion.
If you cannot eat spicy food, use Dragon Mate to say “no spicy” before ordering, and tell the staff clearly.
If you do not eat pork, make sure to use Dragon Mate voice to clearly tell the staff “no pork” before ordering.
Restaurant guide
- City: Xi'an
- Category: Hunan cuisine
- Rating: 4.2
- Address: Nos. 191-4 Xiyi Road
- Popular dishes: Two-color Fish Head, Grandmother's Vegetable Dish, Stir-Fried Beef with Yellow Onion, Spicy Pot-Braised Tofu with Leaves, Shredded Cabbage
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Dishes
Two-color Fish HeadDouble-color fish head is a dish that uses fish head as the main ingredient, paired with ingredients of different colors for cooking. Fresh fish heads, such as those from bighead carp or silver carp, are typically used, combined with vegetables like green and red peppers. The dish is prepared by stewing or braising. First, the fish head is marinated with seasonings and pan-fried until slightly golden, then it is cooked slowly with chopped vegetables to allow the fish head to absorb the flavorful broth while maintaining the tenderness of the fish meat and the crispness of the vegetables.
Grandmother's Vegetable DishGrandmother's vegetable dish is a home-style dish primarily made with pickled vegetables, typically using pickled mustard greens, xue li hong (a type of pickled mustard), and radish leaves. It is stir-fried with minced garlic, chili peppers, and fermented black beans, resulting in a savory, slightly spicy flavor with rich aroma.
Stir-Fried Beef with Yellow OnionStir-fried Yellow Beef is a dish made primarily with yellow beef and vegetables. To prepare it, slice the yellow beef thinly, marinate it with seasonings to infuse flavor, then quickly stir-fry it together with garlic, ginger, chili peppers, and other ingredients to maintain the beef's tender texture.
Spicy Pot-Braised Tofu with LeavesDry Pot Thousand Leaf Tofu is a dish primarily made with thousand leaf tofu. To prepare it, the tofu is sliced and stir-fried with ingredients such as pork belly and green and red peppers, resulting in a crispy exterior and tender interior. Finally, a special dry pot seasoning is added to create a unique flavor.
Shredded CabbageShredded cabbage is a home-style dish primarily made with cabbage. The preparation involves tearing the cabbage by hand into pieces, then stir-frying it quickly with garlic, chili, and other seasonings at high heat to preserve its crisp and tender texture.
Hunan-style Steamed Rice in Small BowlsA traditional Hunan dish featuring fragrant rice steamed with preserved pork, beans, and chili in small bowls.
Preserved Radish with Salted PorkPreserved radish stir-fried with cured pork is a traditional Chinese home-style dish made primarily from preserved radish and cured pork. The preserved radish is made by pickling and sun-drying, while the cured pork is salted and air-dried pork. To prepare, slice the cured pork, soak and cut the preserved radish into pieces, heat oil in a wok, sauté the cured pork until it releases its fat, then add the preserved radish and stir-fry together. Season to taste and cook until fully flavored.
Eggplant and Green Beans Stir-fryGreen beans and eggplant is a home-style dish made primarily with green beans and eggplant. To prepare, cut the green beans and eggplant into segments, stir-fry until just cooked through, then add seasonings and continue stir-frying until the flavors are well absorbed.
Spicy and Sour Chicken GizzardSour and spicy chicken gizzards is a dish made primarily from chicken gizzards, seasoned with sour and spicy调料. The chicken gizzards are sliced and stir-fried with ingredients such as pickled chili peppers and garlic, resulting in a tangy and spicy flavor.
Changsha Stinky TofuChangsha stinky tofu is made primarily from tofu that, after fermentation, develops white mold on its surface. During cooking, it is deep-fried until the exterior becomes crispy, then served with a specially prepared chili sauce and seasonings.