What is the origin of snail rice noodle? How to cook snail rice noodle

Snail rice noodle is the most famous and popular rice noodle snack in Liuzhou. It has a unique flavor of sour, spicy, fresh, refreshing and hot, and is very delicious. It is also very nutritious because there are many side dishes. So please take a look at what side dishes are there?

Contents of this article

1. The origin of snail rice noodle

2. How to cook snail rice noodle

3. What side dishes can be added to snail noodles?

The origin of snail rice noodle

Snail rice noodle originated in the Tang Dynasty. Liu Zongyuan, a Tang Dynasty writer, was demoted to Liuzhou, Guangxi, and was appointed as an imperial magistrate. He was in a bad mood, had difficulty adapting to the local climate, and had no appetite. His health was poor, and the imperial doctors were at a loss. Zhou Wanfu, the chief chef of the imperial palace at the time, was also very anxious and didn't know what to do. One day, he picked up a few snails while washing vegetables by the Liujiang River. He carefully made a bowl of snail rice noodle, and Liu Zongyuan liked it very much, so the recipe was widely passed down.

Snail rice noodle is the most famous and popular rice noodle snack in Liuzhou. It has a unique flavor of sour, spicy, fresh, refreshing and hot, and is very delicious. The taste of snail rice noodle is also due to its unique soup. The soup is made of 13 natural spices such as snail meat, cinnamon, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, chili peppers, etc., as well as MSG and sucrose.

How to cook snail rice noodle

1. Add pork bones, aniseed, galangal, dried dates, wolfberries and mushrooms into water and boil until soup is ready for use.

2. After frying the bean curd sheets, cut them into pieces and set aside.

3. Pour the hot oil from frying the bean curd sheets into the bowl with the chili peppers to make chili oil for later use.

4. After frying the dried sour bamboo shoots in a dry pan, add chili oil and salt and stir-fry rapidly. Add bone broth, bean curd sticks and snail soup ingredients and bring to a boil.

5. Boil water and add rice noodles. Drain and put into a bowl. Add in step 4, pour bone broth on top and sprinkle with chopped sour beans, coriander and green onions. The spicy and delicious snail noodles are ready.

What side dishes can be added to snail noodles?

Fried bean curd sticks, pickled beans, fried black fungus, pickled bamboo shoots, fried peanuts, diced radish, green vegetables, pickled peppers, etc.

1. Bean curd sheets: Bean curd sheets are an essential ingredient for snail noodles. Generally, fried Bean curd sheets are used. The fried Bean curd sheets are yellow and white in color and have a strong bean flavor.

2. Sour bamboo shoots: Sour bamboo shoots are the source of the smell of snail noodles. Some people who like to eat snail noodles regard them as the soul of snail noodles. The fermented sour bamboo shoots have a special aroma. Adding a small amount of sour bamboo shoots to snail noodles has a rich and long-lasting taste, which tastes both sour and appetizing.

3. Peanuts: Fried peanuts are shiny, fragrant and crispy, which makes people very appetizing.

4. Fungus: Fungus is dark brown, soft and gelatinous, elastic and delicious.

5. Dried radish: Dried radish is salty, fragrant and crispy, helps digestion and stimulates appetite, has a fragrant skin and crispy flesh, and is sweet and delicious.

6. Green vegetables: The green vegetables used in snail noodles are generally seasonal vegetables, which are fresh and delicious.

7. Pickled peppers: Take a bite of snail noodles and then eat a pickled pepper to give the snail noodles a sour and refreshing taste.