Bacon is an important component of the flavor of various parts of China, and it is customary in Sichuan and Hunan to smoke the marinated meat products to obtain salty and fragrant bacon; Cantonese bacon is exposed to the sun, with full color and aroma; In Xi'an, beef and mutton are marinated in well water with green salt, and then boiled to produce bacon with a crispy texture. This unique cooking method in this area has created a unique flavor of Xi'an bacon, which, combined with its packaging and takeaway, makes it one of the few snacks on this list that can be used as a souvenir. In the Huifang area, many preserved beef and mutton shops have been opened due to the gathering of Hui people, among which there are many excellent shops, such as Slimy, Lao Tiejia, Liu Jixiao, Jia Yongxin and so on.

Liu Jixiao is the most famous beef and mutton shop in Huifang, so that there is a sentence in the room: "Left hand train ticket, right hand Liu Jixiao", describing the two things that Xi'an people are very happy during the Spring Festival. Many online tweets said that Liu Jixiao began in 1859, but in fact, "Liu Jixiao" is the name of the father of the current shop owner, and the small shop has been passed down to the second generation and has a history of only more than 30 years. Liu Jixiao is located at the fork of North Guangji Street and Xiyang Market, and its unique store location makes it more prosperous than its peers, with a queue at the entrance of the small shop almost all the time, and a long queue mixed with many locals.

Liu Jixiao's cured beef and mutton are bright red in color, and they are very fresh when they look at it, even if the beef and mutton that has been cold for too long in the pot also exudes a light meat fragrance. The texture of the store is cut in the meat, the beef is lean but not woody, the texture is slightly thicker, but the entrance is elastic and tender. Compared with beef, mutton is whiter and more tender in the mouth, and the fat in the middle will slowly melt into mutton fat in the mouth, which is very fresh and smooth. Whether it is beef or mutton, after being developed and cooked in Liu Jixiao's house with green salt well water, it can show the characteristics of full and crispy meat, and the more you chew it, the more fragrant it becomes. The above advantages are largely due to the selection of ingredients, Liu Jixiao's family chose Qinchuan cattle and Yanchitan sheep as the source of meat, Qinchuan cattle is one of the five major cattle breeds in China, because it is produced in the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi Province "800 miles of Qinchuan" and got its name. This type of beef has a high lean meat percentage, fine meat quality and obvious marbling. Yanchitan sheep is more worthy of a book, the sheep comes from Yanchi County, Ningxia, its meat is delicate, the fat distribution is all, and there is no smell. In 2000, it was also listed as a national second-class protected species by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Liu Jixiao also has a big controversy, some locals say that his taste is far from other shops in the same industry, has been completely reduced to the choice of tourists, and the bacon in his store is not as good as the aforementioned dilute, Lao Tiejia, Jia Yongxin and other stores. In fact, although Liu Jixiao has a poor service attitude and only accepts cash in the store, he has always maintained an excellent standard in the production of beef and mutton, and it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the difference. It should be reminded that the store provides vacuum evacuation service, but it is necessary to pay attention during carrying and transportation to avoid loose meat.