Luosifen
.JPG) A bowl of Luosifen served with pig's trotters in Beijing | |
| Course | Main dishes |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | China |
| Region or state | Liuzhou, Guangxi |
| Main ingredients | Rice vermicelli, stock made from river snails, pickled bamboo shoots, peanuts, tofu skins, chili pepper |
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Luosifen (Chinese: 螺蛳粉; Pinyin: luósīfěn; lit. Snail rice noodle) is a Chinese noodle dish and a speciality of the city of Liuzhou, in Guangxi, southern China.[1]
The dish consists of rice noodles boiled and served in a soup made from a stock made from river snails and pork bones which are stewed for hours with black cardamom, fennel seed, dried tangerine peel, cassia bark, cloves, white pepper, bay leaf, licorice root, sand ginger, and star anise. The soup does not usually contain any snail meat but pickled vegetables, fu zhu, fresh green vegetables, peanuts and chili are usually added.[2] Diners can also add extra chili, coriander leaf (cilantro), garlic etc. to suit their own taste.
The dish is served in both small "hole in the wall" type restaurants and in luxury hotel restaurants in Liuzhou city (the latter may include snails in the dish). In recent years, many luosifen restaurants have been established in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong etc. as well as overseas.[3] Instant versions are also available on the web at merchandising sites such as Taobao.[4]
See also
- Bún ốc, a similar snail-based noodle dish in Vietnam
References
- ^ http://english.liuzhou.gov.cn/travel/food/201003/t20100330_369001.htm
- ^ "The Feeding of the Ten Thousand | Liuzhou Laowai". Liuzhou.co.uk. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ Soup, Gary (2013-09-24). "Full Noodle Frontity: Slow Food: Liuzhou Spicy Snail Noodles at Oakland's Guilin Classic Rice Noodles". Noodlefrontity.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "(央视9台新青年推荐)(升级版350克)螺蛳粉先生DIY螺蛳粉(5份94折-淘宝网全球站". Item.taobao.com. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
External links
- 我爱螺蛳粉 /I Love Luosifen (Facebook group)
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