Description
The signature noodle dish of Nanning, Guangxi. 'Lao You' means old friend. Fermented bamboo shoots (Suan Sun), Douchi, garlic, chilies, and pork are wok-fried, then boiled with flat rice noodles into a hot-and-sour soup.
Restaurants serving Nanning Old Friend Noodles (Lao You Fen)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Flat rice noodles
- Pork
- Suan Sun(fermented bamboo)
- Douchi
- Garlic
- Chilies
- Soy sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Julienne pork and velvet with salt, soy, and starch.
- Julienne pungent fermented bamboo shoots (Suan Sun).
- Heat oil; fry minced garlic, Douchi, chilies, and fermented bamboo on high to extract intense aroma.
- Add pork and fry until color changes.
- Pour in pork bone broth (or water), season with salt, soy, and a dash of vinegar, and boil.
- Add flat rice noodles and simmer briefly until flavors meld.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense sourness/fermented odor of Suan Sun and deep depth of Douchi、豆豉の深いコク
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Use JP flat Pho noodles; substitute fermented bamboo with Menma and vinegar
Pairing
Cold Soy Milk / Fried Dough(You Tiao)
Trivia
Legend says a shop owner made this hot-sour noodle for a regular 'old friend' who was sick. The friend sweated out the cold and recovered, giving the dish its heartwarming name.
Eating tips & etiquette
Slurp the hot soup and noodles while blowing to cool them. The hot-sour soup stimulates the appetite, causing you to sweat profusely by the end.
Allergen
Pork, Soybeans, Wheat