At the beginning of the Hua Deng, a pair of old friends sat face to face in front of a shop in Zhongshan Road Snack Street, Nanning, Guangxi, sipping refreshing beer and sipping old friends' powder, enjoying the romantic nightlife of Nanning, the southern capital.
Such a scene often appears in the streets of Nanning. "Friends powder is cool!" Walking in the streets of Nanning, I heard the words of praise, and looked pleasing to the eye. On the round table surrounded by several people, several bowls of steaming old friends powder came to my nose.
"If you don't eat old friends powder for a few days, it's like not seeing old friends for a long time!" Many Nanning people who have eaten Laoyou powder have this feeling. This feeling of addiction is getting stronger and stronger, which leads to the name of "Friends Powder".
There is a legendary story about the origin of "Friends Powder" in Nanning. An old man visited Nanning Zhouji Teahouse for tea every day, but one day he didn't go to the teahouse because of a cold. Zhouji's boss cooked a bowl of hot noodles with refined noodles, fried minced garlic, lobster sauce, pepper, sour bamboo shoots, minced beef and pepper, and gave them to his old friend. The old man broke out in a sweat after eating, and his symptoms were relieved, so he got the name of "old friend noodles" from this. Because southerners like rice noodles, some people cook rice noodles instead of noodles, which leads to the present Friends Powder.
Yan Kunsheng, president of Guangxi cooking and catering industry, said that Laoyou powder has its own unique characteristics. Its sour and spicy taste is different from other rice noodles. It has the functions of dispelling wind and cold, waking up food and exciting spirit. This is different from other rice noodles in the choice of materials, and it is also the reason why Laoyou powder can not be forgotten in the competition of many rice noodle industries.
"Eating Laoyou powder in Nanning is actually tasting its culture." Lu Feng, the owner of Laoyouju rice noodle shop in Sixian Road, Nanning, said that the special sour, spicy and fragrant taste of Laoyouju rice noodle with a history of 111 years is closely related to the climate and environment in Nanning.
Lu Feng frankly said that the reason why Laoyouju is famous in Nanning is related to its long-term playing of cultural cards. Walking into this "Old Friends House" rice noodle shop on Sixian Road, the rich cultural atmosphere is like walking into the century-old history of Nanning snack culture. In the bright restaurant with orange and white tones, looking up at the walls on both sides, two pieces of white painted wooden boards tell the history and characteristics of Laoyou powder.
"the fragrance of flowers comes from bees". Wan Li's old friend powder is about to welcome new guests. With the China-ASEAN Expo approaching, the number of ASEAN guests visiting Nanning is increasing gradually. Friends powder with a history of 111 years should captivate ASEAN guests with its unique fragrance at the Expo!