西安: DUMPLINGS!

There are really no words to describe the dumpling demolition that went down on Friday. Eighteen different kinds of dumplings were served, friends. EIGHTEEN. I barely made it through all of them. To tell the truth, I had to admit defeat at the very end, and of all the dumplings that were served to me, two remained unfinished :(

Please don't judge; it was a pretty intense meal. Here, for your viewing pleasure, are the dumplings of Xi'an:

First... the appetizers

Now for some lucky pearl dumpling soup. Tradition says whoever has the most pearls in their soup is the luckiest person at the table... guess who that was?!

And now...

the dumplings.

A final note:

Not all dumplings made it onto the SD card.

But trust me, there were eighteen.