Snail powder is one of the special snacks in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which has a unique flavor of spicy, refreshing, fresh, sour and spicy. It is a famous snack with the most local characteristics in Liuzhou. Snail powder is delicious because of its unique soup. The soup is made of natural spices and seasonings, such as snail, kaempferia kaempferia, star anise, cinnamon, clove and various peppers.
2065438+On August 20th, 2008, Liuzhou snail powder won the trademark of national geographical indication. In 2008, Liuzhou snail powder handicraft skill was selected into the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In 2020, it was listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list.
Pepper was introduced to China from America in the late Ming Dynasty. At first, it was only used as an ornamental crop and medicinal material, and it didn't take long to enter the menu of China. After the strong entry of Zanthoxylum bungeanum into China, it set off a moderate diet revolution. Liuzhou people mixed it into snail powder to give full play to its role, thus producing snail powder.
Many people who have eaten snail powder question why there are no snails in snail powder. It is said that the snail soup with snail powder is made from folk secret recipes such as snail meat, pig bones, medicinal materials and natural spices, and the snail meat after boiling will be discarded because its essence is concentrated in the soup.
Snail powder first appeared in the late 1970s. Although the history is not long, snails and rice noodles have a long history in Liuzhou. Liu Wen, who has been engaged in cultural relics archaeology in Liuzhou for more than 40 years, believes that from a small perspective, the historical and cultural development track of Liuzhou is a history of collecting edible snails.