The most popular snack of Xian should be the Cold Noodles, a kind of noodle-like cold dish made of steamed rice or wheat flour. This is a typical food of Shannan area and also deeply favored by Xianers for a long time. Generally, there are two kinds of Cold Noodles here — Rice Noodles (Mi Pi) and Wheat Noodles (Gan Mian Pi), and the differences between them are that the previous one is tasted a little softer and seemed whiter in color. While eaten, the rice noodles are mixed with several kinds of seasonings including special hot red pepper, sauce, salt, vinegar, mashed garlic and bean sprout.