The Weirdest Food I Have Ever Tried

DING Xinying
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The Weirdest Food I Have Ever  Tried is Luosifen. "Luosi" means river snails, one of the major raw material of the soup. "Fen" means rice noodles.



  • Filename: Liuzhou Spicy Snails Rice Noodle at Guilin Classic Rice Noodle, Oakland CA (9923656465).jpg
  • Created: 24 September 2013


The key point of "weirdest" is because Luosifen smells very bad while tastes quite delicious, kind of similar to Choutoufu. It is a Chinese traditional dish in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province.

The most importance of Luosifen is the soup, whereas the bad smell comes from. The soup is made from river snails, pork bones, black cardamom, fennel seed, bay leaf, tangerine peel, cassia bark, cloves, white pepper, licorice root, sand ginger and star anise. After stewing for hours, the soup has its own "special" smell and taste.

Luosifen mostly contains rice noodles, ground pork, pickled bamboo, shredded wood ear, fresh green vegetables, peanuts, fuzhu and chili oil. People can also add others, such as extra chili, other vegetables, more seasoner due to their own preference.

Recent years, it is more and more famous and highly welcomed in mainland China. I bought Luosifen via Taobao. There were some small packages containing soup, seasoner, noodles, meat and vegetables. Compared to homemade the dish, it is cheaper, more convenient and quicker.

I sincerely recommend you to have a try!

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