螺蛳粉 (luósīfěn) · luosifen, Liuzhou river-snail rice noodles

Measure Word

一碗螺蛳粉 wǎn

Meanings

1 luosifen
2 Liuzhou river-snail rice noodles

Made with

米粉 mǐfěn 螺蛳 luósī 酸笋 suānsǔn 腐竹 fǔzhú 花生 huāshēng 木耳 mù'ěr

About the dish

桂菜 Guangxi · 主食 Staple

Round rice noodles in a sour, hot broth made from river snails and pork bones, topped with fermented bamboo shoots, fried peanuts, fried tofu skin, wood ear and greens. The bamboo shoots smell very strong.

Usually contains peanuts, soy and shellfish

Characters

(part of 螺蛳 river snail)

粉

fěn

rice noodles

Examples

HSK 5

螺蛳粉闻起来有点臭，吃起来却很香。

Luósīfěn wén qǐlái yǒudiǎn chòu, chī qǐlái què hěn xiāng.

Luosifen smells a bit funky but tastes amazing.

HSK 7-9

柳州人把螺蛳粉打造成了网红美食。

Liǔ zhōu rén bǎ luósīfěn dǎzào chéng le wǎnghóng měishí.

People in Liuzhou have turned luosifen into a viral food.

Tips

culture

Liuzhou, Guangxi specialty: rice noodles in a river-snail and pork bone broth, topped with fermented bamboo shoots (酸笋) that give the dish its famously pungent aroma.