Shanxi's delicacies include Daoxiao Noodles, Youmian, Picking Sharp, Picking Rotten Seeds, Mutton offal, Shanxi Camellia oleifera, Oily Meat, Dingxiang Steamed Meat, Bowls and Dishes, Wenxi Steamed Buns, Xinzhou Wasu, Guo Mutton Soup, Taiyuan Nao, Qingxu Enema and so on.

Shanxi, as the birthplace of Chinese civilization, not only has a profound cultural heritage, but also has created many special foods, which are basically salty and vinegar-flavored.

Shanxi pasta has a long history and can be tested for more than 2000 years. Noodles were called "boiled cakes" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, "soup cakes" in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, "water introduction" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and "cold scouring" in the Tang Dynasty. There are many kinds of pasta in Shanxi. The raw materials are wheat flour, sorghum flour, soybean flour, buckwheat flour and oat flour. The varieties are Daoxiao Noodles, Lamian Noodles, Gepei flour, Tuwowo and enema. There are more than 280 kinds of recorded pasta.