Snail powder is a special snack with a unique flavor of spicy, refreshing, fresh, sour and spicy. The soup is made from natural spices and essences such as snail, kaempferia kaempferia, star anise, cinnamon, clove and various peppers. It is a famous snack with the most local characteristics in Liuzhou, and was listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2020.

Liuzhou, also known as Hucheng, Longcheng and Kistler, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the State Council has been approved as an important central city in the central part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. By the end of 2022, there were five counties in five municipal districts, with a total area of 18596 square kilometers, a built-up area of 3 12.45 square kilometers, a total registered population of 3,984,700, and an urbanization rate of 5 1.0 1%.

Historical origin of snail powder

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.

There are different opinions on the origin of snail powder, and it is impossible to verify it, but almost every legend has a strong "snail complex" and "rice noodle complex". In 2008, Liuzhou snail powder handicraft skill successfully applied for the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list in the autonomous region. Huang Xiaoping, who was in charge of applying for the World Heritage at that time, wrote in the application document: "The combination of rice flour and snail powder is a great creation of Liuzhou people, and its unique traditional handicraft skills are Liuzhou's valuable intangible cultural heritage."

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Liuzhou City