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Photo Moment: Chinese Street Snacks in Xian

By Carrie on May 6, 2008

A street vendor from the Muslim Quarter in Xian, China.

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Originally from Ottawa, Canada, Carrie has kept a home base with her husband in Asia since 2003. She works as a full-time freelance writer, editor, and photographer in Taiwan. Visit www.carriekellenberger.com for more information.

13 responses to “Photo Moment: Chinese Street Snacks in Xian”

  1. Stevo
    Stevo
    May 6, 2008 at 7:45 pm | | Reply

    Great capture, Carrie. I love Chinese Muslim food and eat at the restaurant near my place several times a week.

  2. Mark Forman
    Mark Forman
    May 6, 2008 at 10:37 pm | | Reply

    Word-me love me Chinese Muslim food! Some great noodle dumpling place here in Taichung with Uighur boss.All beef and lamb goodness.

  3. Carrie
    Carrie
    May 7, 2008 at 3:00 am | | Reply

    Steve,

    Me too. We had a great Chinese Muslim stand near our place in Changchun, but I haven’t been able to find a good one here in Banciao. My stomach grumbles when I look at this photo.

  4. Carrie
    Carrie
    May 7, 2008 at 3:01 am | | Reply

    Mark,

    Those are the magic words to bring me running! We haven’t forgotten you.

  5. Carrie
    Carrie
    May 7, 2008 at 3:02 am | | Reply

    I probably should have mentioned this in my post. This photo was taken back in 2006. We started our three month journey in Northern China and made our way south to Xian and finally on to Guangzhou before heading into Macau. I was scrolling through old photos last night and came across this one. It’s always been one of my favorites.

  6. kim
    kim
    May 7, 2008 at 7:39 am | | Reply

    Great picture, was it taken with your old point-and-shoot camera? It got me hungry and it’s 2,5 more hours until my lunch break…

  7. Carrie
    Carrie
    May 7, 2008 at 2:49 pm | | Reply

    Hi Kim,

    Glad to keep you entertained at work. That makes me happy! Actually, this photo was taken with my first digital camera. It was a Fuji compact. My staff bought it for me just before I left for Asia. It was a piece of crap, which just proves you don’t need a great camera to get great pictures! ;-)

  8. Krzysztof
    Krzysztof
    May 8, 2008 at 6:23 pm | | Reply

    It looks very tasty. In Poland I see from time to time restaurants which offer a Chinese food. I’ve eatten it and I must confess it tastes very good but I bet not as good as in China. Beside I think that not every dishes are available.
    I don’t even try to guess which camera did you use. :) I thought that was canon. You said that was fuji. :) )) One way or another it’s a great picture.

  9. Carrie
    Carrie
    May 11, 2008 at 12:54 pm | | Reply

    Hi K!

    I took this photo with my very first digital camera. I’ve been shutter-bugging since I was a young girl, but to be honest, I didn’t really start getting into the art of photography until last year. I didn’t like the Fuji much. It was a farewell gift from my staff, but it wasn’t a camera I would have picked for myself. However, it seems to have done the trick, so I shouldn’t complain!

  10. Ying
    Ying
    July 2, 2009 at 3:16 am | | Reply

    the food in your picture is called “liang fen” and “shui jian bao” in Chinese. they taste very good. hope you would come back to xi’an again

    1. Carrie
      Carrie
      July 10, 2009 at 3:20 pm | | Reply

      Hi Ying,
      Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

  11. Cengiz
    Cengiz
    December 2, 2009 at 9:05 am | | Reply

    Chinese street food is some of the best there is, especially all the muslim food in the west. Great image of the action.
    .-= Cengiz´s last blog ..“It’s Time” – Muay Thai =-.

    1. Carrie
      Carrie
      December 9, 2009 at 11:12 am | | Reply

      Cengiz,
      Thanks very much for your comments. I appreciate it!

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