螺蛳 (luósī) · river snail, freshwater snail

Measure Word

一颗螺蛳 kē

Meanings

1 river snail
2 freshwater snail

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Small freshwater snails sold live. They are soaked to spit out mud and the tip of each shell is clipped off, then stir-fried with chili, ginger, garlic and perilla; they also give Liuzhou's snail rice noodles their broth.

Contains shellfish

Used in 1 dish

螺蛳粉 luósīfěn

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

夏天夜市上一盘炒螺蛳特别下酒。

Xiàtiān yèshì shàng yì pán chǎo luósī tèbié xià jiǔ.

A plate of stir-fried river snails at a summer night market goes great with beer.

HSK 6

螺蛳粉的味道不是每个人都能接受。

Luósīfěn de wèidào búshì měigè rén dōu néng jiēshòu.

Not everyone can stomach the smell of luosifen.

Tips

culture

Best known nationwide as the base of 螺蛳粉 - Liuzhou rice noodles in a snail-and-pork-bone broth, sharpened with stinky pickled bamboo shoots. Originally a Guangxi street food, now a viral packaged-noodle export with fan and hater factions.