Guilin rice noodles are a major specialty food in Guilin. They are also a famous traditional snack with a long history in Guangxi, and are well-known for their unique flavor.
traditional rice noodles are all made by hand. from rice to rice noodles, there are 14 processes before and after. Knead the rice powder fermented for a long time into a ball, boil it in a pot until it is half cooked, and then put the cooked rice powder ball into a utensil to squeeze out the rice powder, and the cooked rice powder can be used by cold water. The rice noodles made by the traditional ancient method are strong and elastic, and it is said that Guilin rice noodles will not break if they are hung from the second floor in the old days.
whether a bowl of rice noodles is delicious or not depends on the brine. The production process of brine is very particular, and most of them are kept secret. The light ingredients include more than ten kinds of pepper, star anise and cinnamon. Take water as the medium to reconcile all kinds of flavors; Urge it with fire and implement it.
There are many kinds of rice noodles in Guilin, among which four kinds of rice noodles are the most famous, namely, marinated vegetable powder, horse meat powder, original soup powder and beef brisket powder, which are the "old four samples".
Our common Guilin rice noodles are usually marinated rice noodles. And the ingredient to verify whether a bowl of marinated vegetable powder is authentic or not is "pot roast meat". Pork neck meat is generally used as the raw material for pot cooking. After washing and cooking, it is picked up and dried. Several small holes are punched in the skin of the pork, and seasoning such as salt is coated. After this is repeated several times, it is put into the oil pan. The best pot roast is golden and bright in color, and the taste is crispy and tender. Put the fresh flour in boiling water, put it in a bowl, add pot roast, braised pork, green pepper, soybean, chopped green onion, etc. to the flour, then pour in brine and stir to eat.
It is said that when Qin Shihuang visited Guilin landscape, he liked to drink with carp whiskers and fish bellies, so he killed many carp in Lijiang River during his visit. In order to reduce the killing and let Qin Shihuang eat fish whiskers, Magikarp made fish whiskers (rice noodles) by grinding rice. After Qin Shihuang ate them, he was full of praise, and Guilin rice noodles came into being. Of course, this is just a legend. The most traditional and authentic Guilin rice noodles are very complicated, not only white, bright, smooth and flexible, but also with their secret brine, which is even more icing on the cake.