Luo Si Fen (Snail Rice Noodle Soup)
Shit! But it's delicious! Ultimate poisoned noodles with a strong smell of fermentation
Description
A notorious dish from Liuzhou. Rice noodles in an intensely pungent broth made from river snails and 'Suan Sun' (fermented bamboo shoots) that smells famously like sewage.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Rice noodles
- River snail broth
- Suan Sun(Fermented bamboo shoots)
- Fried tofu skin
- Peanuts
- Chili oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Purge river snails of mud, then boil them for hours with pork bones, star anise, cinnamon, and chilies to extract an intensely savory, spicy broth (the snail meat dissolves or is discarded).
- Fry 'Suan Sun' (bamboo shoots fermented in brine)—the soul of the dish and the source of its infamous sewage-like odor—in oil to release its pungent aroma.
- Boil chewy rice noodles (Bifun) and place in a bowl, pouring the snail broth over them.
- Top heavily with the fried stinky bamboo shoots, crispy tofu skin, peanuts, wood ears, and a massive drizzle of chili oil.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Pungent odor and sourness of fermented bamboo shoots
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable - buy instant packs)
Pairing
Boba Milk Tea / Wang Lao Ji
Trivia
[Trend] Exploded into a social phenomenon in China via instant packs. In Japan, cooking it in apartments often causes neighborly disputes due to the extreme smell.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Will deeply stain your clothes/hair with odor, so never eat before meeting people. Slurping it hits the brain with intense sourness and umami.
Allergen
Peanuts, Soybeans