When it comes to Guilin, many people will definitely think of that famous poem: Guilin's landscape is the best in the world. It is this famous sentence, which has been spread for nearly a thousand years, that makes the beautiful scenery in Guilin known all over the world. Guilin is located in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and its beautiful natural environment attracts a large number of tourists every year, so Guilin's food is naturally an important part of it. Many people don't know much about Guilin's cuisine. Today, let Xiaobian introduce these traditional specialties of Guilin to you!

Guilin rice noodles

Southerners love to eat rice noodles. Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangzhou, Yunnan and other southern provinces all have their own unique ways to eat rice noodles, and Guilin rice noodles are the representative of the rice noodles in Guilin. In addition to the essential rice noodles, Guilin rice noodles are also made of pork, pot roast, sour beans, sour bamboo shoots and other foods, which make Guilin rice noodles have a unique hot and sour flavor and rich taste, which makes people never tire of eating.

The origin of Guilin rice noodles can be traced back to the Qin Shihuang period. After building the Lingqu, Qin Shihuang, accompanied by Prime Minister Lisi, went to Guilin for sightseeing. When Qin Shihuang saw the fish in the Lijiang River, he wanted to drink with carp whiskers and fish bellies. This meal needed to kill thousands of carp. The local people used rice noodles instead of fish whiskers to save the Lijiang River from being ruined, and this Guilin rice noodle was thus circulated.

snail brewing

Guilin Mountain is rich in water and wide, and the climate is warm, so there are many snails living here. Many people love to eat snails, for example, Xiaobian himself is, and it is really appropriate to stir-fry snails for drinking. Braised snail is another way to eat in Guilin. Take out the snail meat, mix pork and coriander, chop it into minced meat, and then stuff it into the snail shell. Finally, stir-fry the brewed snail in the pot and season it with soy sauce, mint, etc. The taste should be delicious or good.

braised pork in Lipu

When it comes to braised pork, many people will think of braised pork with plum vegetables, which is braised pork in Guangdong. The braised pork in Guangxi is the famous Lipu braised pork. The side dish of braised pork with plum vegetables is dried plum vegetables, while the side dish of braised pork with Lipu is taro with Lipu, which is a kind of taro specially produced in Guilin. It has a different taste and taste when used with braised pork.

First, marinate the pork belly with sufu, peanut oil, soy sauce and other condiments for a while, slice the raw taro, and fry the pork belly in hot oil successively, and then put it in a bowl in the order of one taro and one pork belly. Steam in a pan, then pour in the flavor juice made of sugar, South fermented bean curd and Sanhua wine. The taste is salty and sweet, the pork belly is fat but not greasy, and the taro melts in the mouth, which is delicious.

stir-fried grapefruit skin

Guangxi has a humid climate and is rich in grapefruit. Many people are familiar with grapefruit, which is a sweet and sour fruit. Most people eat it as a fruit, but who would have thought that grapefruit peel could be fried as a dish? Wash the leftover grapefruit peel and boil it in a pot. After it is soft and glutinous, take it out and cut it into pieces. Stir-fry it with seasonings such as onion, ginger and dried Chili. But the taste is unimaginable. Have you ever eaten it?

yangshuo beer fish

Many people are familiar with the dish of beer duck, but they are still surprised to hear about beer fish. In fact, beer fish, like beer duck, is named after adding beer in the cooking process. Yangshuo is a county town in Guilin, Guangxi. Beer fish is a famous traditional dish in Yangshuo, hence the name yangshuo beer fish. That's why you can eat the most authentic beer fish in Yangshuo.

Lijiang River is rich in fish, and the carp in Lijiang River has a big meat flavor and less fishy smell, so the main ingredient used for beer fish is Lijiang carp. First, fry the cleaned carp in oil. The oil here is not ordinary edible oil, but tea oil, a specialty of Guilin mountain area, so that the fish can have a special flavor. Then pour in beer and seasoning for braised, which is delicious and spicy, and the fish has no fishy smell, and it is unique, delicious and tender.