Have you ever tried Shaxian Snacks(沙县小吃)? You may find Shaxian Snacks restaurants in nearly every Chinese city. But now the popular restaurant chain(连锁店) is going overseas(海外).
Two months ago, Shaxian Snacks opened its first store in the United States. The store is in NewYork City. It was so popular that all of its food was sold out within three hours on the first day when it was open.
Shaxian Snacks comes from Shaxian County in Fujan Province. Many local people left the county in past years to work in other parts of China. And of course,they brought their food with them. Shaxian Snacks sells local food from Shaxian, such as peanut butter noodles(花生酱拌面) and pork wontons(猪肉馄饨). There are many dishes to choose from. Some are traditional,while others are new. But the thing they have in common is that none of them is expensive. That might be why they are so popular. At the Shaxian Snacks store in the US,a full meal costs about the same as a meal at KFC or McDonald's.