China News Service, Liuzhou, October 19th: The key to the "freshness" of snail noodles The "intangible cultural heritage food" in the rice fields in Guangxi is mouth-watering
Author Liu Juncong
Large and small snails and stone snails are rolled in the broth made from pork bones, and then matched with more than ten kinds of accessories such as coriander, sour bamboo shoots, and Luo Han Guo. Even if they are far apart, their unique and delicious taste can still penetrate the nose , mouthwatering.
In Shanglong Village, Shatang Town, Liubei District, Liuzhou City, Guangxi, 60-year-old Liu Rongxi is making "cooked snails" skillfully. He is the grandfather of three children with a genial personality. The pot is deliciously finished.
"Boiled snails" is not only a delicacy with unique local characteristics, but also the key soup base of "Internet celebrity snack" snail noodles.
The cooked snails are soaked in the bright red and oily soup, and the diners use a toothpick to "squeeze" the snail meat full of the soup into the mouth. linger.
"The preparation of this dish is neither simple nor simple. The ingredients used are very simple, but the requirements for the temperature and the matching of ingredients are very sophisticated." Liu Rongxi said.
The boiled snail is fresh, fragrant, sour, spicy and refreshing.
Photo by Liu Juncong
Liuzhou people love to eat snails, and its history can be traced back to 20,000 years ago.
The way Liuzhou people eat snails is even more creative. There are many cooking methods such as fried snails, boiled snails, and snail duck feet pot.
Shanglong Village, where Liu Rongxi is located, is located among the mountains on the outskirts of Liuzhou City and is famous for its high-quality rice production.
For a long time, the plump snails growing in the rice fields have been a delicacy on the table of the villagers.
"In the 1980s, almost every household in Shangdong Village would cook snails. It only needs to be boiled with a little salt, and the taste is very delicious. Snail noodles also appeared at that time." Liu Rongxi said.
At that time, Liu Rongxi's mother, Lu Yujin, came to the nearby town of Shatang and opened a small shop selling boiled snails and snail noodles.
It is very popular with local diners due to its delicious taste.
A pot of mouthwatering boiled snails.
Photo by Liu Juncong
In 2005, Liu Rongxi, who had been working hard for many years, returned to his hometown. He liked to cook since he was a child. He took over the baton of his mother's cooking skills, and improved the materials and cooking methods to make the taste of cooking snails richer.
Today, Liu Rongxi has been cooking snails for nearly 20 years.
These delicious boiled snails, which are as small as fingertips and as big as kumquats, attract many diners to come and order.
In 2022, Liu Rongxi's snail cooking skills in Shangdong will be included in the eighth batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage representative projects in Liuzhou.
As the inheritor of the project, Liu Rongxi hopes that the skill of cooking snails can inject cultural connotation into the Liuzhou snail powder industry.
"Liuzhou snail noodles have been sold at home and abroad, and are deeply loved by the people. As a derivative of Liuzhou snail noodles, we plan to build a snail cooking experience hall, so that more people can feel the charm of 'luos' culture." Liu Rongxi said.
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