Guangxi Street Food

6 dishes in China

6 street foods from Guangxi, China: Hengxian Jasmine Tea, Luosifen, Guilin Mifen, Laoyou Fen and Suanye and more. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

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Street foods of Guangxi

🌼 Jasmine Capital of China · Scented Tea Hengxian (横县) Jasmine Tea This one county grows roughly 80% of China's jasmine flowers and more than half of the world's supply. Hengxian jasmine tea is green tea scented over several nights with fresh jasmine blossoms grown in the fields around Hengzhou (formerly Hengxian county), Guangxi. It is sold mostly as…

Noodle · Simmered Luosifen (River Snail Rice Noodles) Despite the pungent smell — often compared to stinky tofu — the broth contains no actual snail meat by the time it's served. Round rice noodles are served in a sour, spicy broth built from simmered river snails, pickled bamboo shoots, and chilies, topped with peanuts and tofu skin.

Noodle · Tossed Guilin Mifen (Guilin Rice Noodles) Legend traces the dish back over 2,200 years to homesick Qin dynasty soldiers stationed in humid southern Guangxi. Rice noodles are tossed with a savory braised sauce, crispy fried peanuts, pickled long beans, and often braised beef or horse meat, with a side of clear broth.

Noodle · Wok-cooked Laoyou Fen ("Old Friend" Rice Noodles) The dish is named after a specific act of friendship — a Nanning tea house owner is said to have invented the recipe to nurse a regular customer… Rice noodles are cooked quickly in a wok with sour bamboo shoots, fermented black beans, garlic, chili and sliced pork, then finished with stock and served in a sour, spicy soup; a dry… 🥭 Street Cart · Pickled Fruit Suanye (Sour-Spicy Pickled Fruit) 'Ye' is Nanning Cantonese for 'thing', so the name simply means 'sour stuff', and almost any fruit or vegetable can go in the jar. Seasonal fruit and vegetables, such as green mango, plums, pineapple and radish, are steeped in vinegar, sugar and chili until tangy and crunchy. Stalls display them in glass jars and sell… 🍵 Breakfast Bowl · Pounded Tea Gongcheng Youcha (Yao Pounded Oil Tea) The Yao oil tea custom is part of the UNESCO listing of China's traditional tea practices, inscribed in 2022. Soaked tea leaves are stir-fried in hot oil with ginger, garlic and peanuts and pounded as they cook, then boiled into a bitter, gingery broth. It is poured over puffed rice, peanuts and…

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