According to legend, Liu Zongyuan, a writer in the Tang Dynasty, was banished to Liuzhou, Guangxi, where he was stabbed. He was ill because of depression and acclimatization. The doctor was at a loss. Instead, the chefs in the government chose snails on the Liujiang River as raw materials to make snail powder, which Liu Zongyuan liked very much after tasting, thus spreading this kind of food. It's delicious for the time being
In 2008, Liuzhou snail powder handicraft skill was selected into the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 20 15 in the third revised edition of the local standard of Liuzhou snail powder and the local standard of prepackaged Liuzhou snail powder, the official English name of snail powder was defined as "Liuzhouriversnailsricenoodle". On May 24th, 20021year, the production technology of Liuzhou snail powder declared by Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was approved by the State Council to be included in the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects.