Pure and authentic, have a bowl of Guilin rice noodles

Pure and authentic, have a bowl of Guilin rice noodles

Overview

According to legend, more than 2,200 years ago, Qin Shihuang sent an army of 500,000 to conquer Baiyue in order to unify China. Since the northern soldiers were not used to eating, the cooks in the army ground the rice into powder and rolled it into noodles according to the northern pasta making methods. This is the origin of today's Guilin rice noodles. Later, in order to treat various diseases caused by the acclimatization of northern soldiers, the locals donated folk medicines such as peppercorns, tangerine peel, cinnamon twigs, cassia bark, star anise, and licorice and boiled them into a thick soup. At the beginning of the meal, they added a small spoonful of rice noodles to each soldier's bowl. It was both delicious and curative, and became the earliest prototype of today's Guilin rice noodle brine. By the Qing Dynasty, Guilin rice noodles had reached its heyday. Huixianzhai's braised noodles, Xuanrongzhai's stir-fried noodles, and Yirongzhai's soup noodles. Each of the three restaurants has their own unique tricks. It's a fair competition, you and I are chasing each other. If you sell soup noodles, I will sell braised noodles; if you sell braised noodles, I will sell fried noodles. There are endless patterns, stretching imagination and creativity to the extreme. People who see it are dazzled, and people who eat it can't stop eating it. Therefore, the allusion of Sanzhai Dalui is still spread among the people. Today, Guilin rice noodles are famous all over the world. It is not only a representative of Guilin’s food culture, but also a representative of traditional Chinese food culture. It is a historical witness and carrier of the national integration of Lingnan culture and Central Plains culture. Now it has become a city card of Guilin. So today, I will teach you how to make a bowl of authentic Guilin rice noodles in the simplest and fastest way ~

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Steps

  1. Preparation materials: 1. A box of Huixianzhai Guilin rice noodles purchased on Taobao; 2. A porcelain bowl, a pair of chopsticks, and a lid; 3. A cooking pot or kettle.

    Pure and authentic, have a bowl of Guilin rice noodles step 1

  2. Unpack the fresh wet Guilin rice noodles, put them into a bowl, and pour in 100-degree boiling water.

    Pure and authentic, have a bowl of Guilin rice noodles step 2

  3. Don't stir yet, cover and soak for about ten minutes, wait until the rice noodles are soft, then stir and disperse, otherwise the rice noodles will break easily.

    Pure and authentic, have a bowl of Guilin rice noodles step 3

  4. After about 10 minutes, uncover the lid, mix the rice noodles, pour out the water, pour 100-degree boiling water again, cover and soak for about 5 minutes; remember to soak twice.

    Pure and authentic, have a bowl of Guilin rice noodles step 4

  5. In the last step, drain the water and drain (authentic Guilin rice noodles are best mixed dry), add brine and vegetable oil and mix well, then add braised pork slices, pickled bamboo shoots, pickled beans, fried soybeans, and oil chili. A bowl of authentic and delicious Guilin rice noodles is ready~

    Pure and authentic, have a bowl of Guilin rice noodles step 5