Guilin's famous snacks, Guilin rice noodles are the first to recommend.

In the streets and alleys of Guilin, you can see "Guilin Rice Noodles" shop signs everywhere.

In the past, although it was said that there were "one pavilion for five steps and one pavilion for ten steps", there were still 70-80 restaurants.

The current rice noodle shop is probably several times the size of the past.

"Weixiangguan" in the city center and "Red Nose" in Anxinzhou are both time-honored brands with decades of history and well-known to every household.

Guilin people love to eat rice noodles. They can eat rice noodles as the staple food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When tourists from far away places get off the bus, they often go to eat a bowl of Guilin rice noodles to satisfy their craving. This is the "rice noodle plot" in the hearts of Guilin people.

Instead of weakening as the years pass, it is tied even tighter today.

For foreign tourists, although they cannot stay for a long time, Guilin rice noodles will leave a lasting memory like Guilin's landscape.

What is the charm of Guilin rice noodles?

Perhaps it lies in its relationship with the water of the Lijiang River.

Guilin people rely on the water of the Li River to make Guilin rice noodles. Even the production of rice noodles is closely related to the Li River - it is said that Guilin rice noodles were produced in the late Warring States period when Shi Lu was repairing the Ling Canal. Qin Shihuang had a hobby of eating carp whiskers and fish maws.

In order to save his descendants, the fish king in the Li River came up with the idea of ??using rice to make rice noodles instead of carp whiskers, and cut into powder instead of fish maws. Qin Shihuang ate it and was so impressed that Guilin rice noodles were born.

Rice noodles with braised vegetables are called braised rice noodles, and braised vegetable noodles are the "popular rice noodles". They are the most popular varieties in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

why?

Because it has four major characteristics: 1. The price is low. Two taels of rice noodles are only 1 yuan and 50 cents, which is rare in all parts of the country. In Shenzhen, a noodle or noodles for 3 yuan or 5 yuan is considered very cheap, but at this price

In Guilin, it can remain the same for decades without price increase.

2. The portion is sufficient and the ingredients are not rich. Eating two taels of rice noodles in the morning is enough to last until 12 o'clock at noon. If you change to rice porridge and steamed buns before 11 o'clock, your belly will be empty.

3. It’s fast, it’s really fast food.

Blanching the noodles, pouring the brine, cutting the braised meat, and laying out the ingredients are done with quick hands and feet. The whole process only takes 30 seconds.

4. It is not only crispy, smooth and refreshing, with unique flavor, but also rich in nutrients.

The success of a bowl of rice noodles lies in the preparation of the brine. There are more than a dozen kinds of spices used, mainly grass fruits, star anise, cinnamon, fennel, bay leaves, monk fruit, etc. Add bones and beef and simmer for several hours, and the fragrance will be fragrant.

It can also nourish the stomach, strengthen the spleen, and promote digestion. With fried peanuts, chopped green onions, peppers, pickled bamboo shoots, and coriander, it is both beautiful and delicious.

There are many ways to eat Guilin rice noodles: braised cabbage powder, lettuce powder, three delicacies powder, hot and sour rice noodles, beef brisket powder and stir-fried rice noodles.

The most distinctive one is called horse meat rice noodles.

Horse meat rice noodles use horse meat as the main ingredient, but the horse meat is not put into the stew pot, but the wax is hung. The bowl for holding the rice noodles does not need a big bowl, only a small bowl. Put one or two horse meat rice noodles into the horse bone soup

After medium-high heat, divide it into 5 small bowls, then put the cured horse meat and fried fresh horse meat into the bowls, pour in brine, sprinkle with coriander, shredded garlic, and cooked oil. The taste is rich and delicious.

As you eat bowl after bowl, the small bowls will stack up in a pile, which is really interesting.

There is a popular saying in Guilin: "If you don't eat horse meat rice noodles, you won't know the delicious food in the world."