Jia Wei ZaiTian XiaoChi

This shop is now considered a popular check-in shop. It has the characteristics of the old-fashioned state-owned snack bar. You buy a meal ticket first and then use the ticket to eat. If you can't finish it, you can return it. I bought fish balls and rice dumplings, both of which were delicious.

Located on Datong Road in the old city of Xiamen, the "Jiawei Zaitian" restaurant is one of the few remaining time-honored restaurants in Xiamen. During the National Day holiday this year, there was finally a queue again, and the hall was full of diners. This restaurant was founded by Mr. Wu Zaitian, and mainly sells various local snacks in Xiamen, such as taro buns, shacha noodles, scallion cakes, salty cakes, and five-spice strips. You can find all the snacks you can think of here at affordable prices. It's just an old store, old service, and a mediocre environment, full of fireworks. It's worth a try when you come to Xiamen for tourism.

This old brand on Datong Road is well-known to everyone in Xiamen. It was originally called Zai Wu Zaitian, but due to some changes in the family, it was renamed Jiawei Zaitian Snack Shop. You can eat almost all Xiamen snacks here. The way to order food is still the most primitive way to buy with tickets. You can tell the dishes you want to eat at the reception, exchange money for tickets, and then use the tickets to pick up the food in each dish area, and finally take it to your seat to eat. I like taro buns the most. The outer layer is made of taro paste, and the inside is full of fillings, including diced meat, diced bamboo shoots, diced tofu, etc. It is soft, glutinous, fresh, fragrant and not greasy.

Jiawei Zaitian Snack Bar is a long-standing Xiamen snack bar, loved by Xiamen residents for a bowl of piping hot snacks early in the morning. Jiawei Zaitian Snack Bar maintains its original, simple style. Their taro buns, braised noodles, shrimp noodles, flatbreads, and barbecued pork are all delicious, but the hygiene needs improvement!

It felt like I was back in my university cafeteria. This snack bar is located near the Eighth Market and is a long-standing Xiamen establishment specializing in traditional Xiamen snacks. The atmosphere is a bit retro, just like being back in a university cafeteria. You buy a meal ticket before you eat, and you can refund or pay for any excess. The ticket itself has a vintage feel. The best dish is the pork trotter soup with Chinese herbs, and I ordered two servings straight away. The other dishes were a bit greasy, so I only tried a few. However, the snacks here are quite extensive, so it's worth a try. That brick-like thing turned out to be shacha sauce.

Xiamen snacks are simple and unpretentious, without any alluring trappings. They're simply down-to-earth and offer excellent value. Many of the original snack shops on Zhongshan Road have vanished into the lap of history, but this one remains. It's not so much about the food itself, but perhaps it's a nostalgic feeling [shy] When you enter the shop, you first check out the snacks you want at the various counters, then pay at the cashier. Then, take your receipt and pick up your food at the counter. The "Shacha Noodles," "Taro Buns," and "Roasted Pork Zongzi" are all quite greasy, and eating them all together is a bit overwhelming [facepalm]; I was completely stuffed. The "Large Intestine Soup" has a light broth with a few small slices of large intestine, and the smell is quite strong [sad] I really can't get used to it, so I gave up decisively [hug]