As we all know, Guangxi is a paradise of rice noodles, there are many types of rice noodles, and basically every place has its own characteristics of rice noodles. As the capital of Guangxi, Nanning, the most local rice noodles are old friend noodles, but in fact, there is another kind of rice noodles that is also a major feature of Nanning, that is, raw squeezed rice noodles, which are known for their soft, smooth, fragrant, and distinctive sour odor.
The most traditional raw squeezed rice noodles come from Nanning Yongning Pumiao Town. On a slope opposite the Pumiao Town Health Center, there is a very simple raw rice noodle shop, which has been open for more than 40 years since 1981 and is a long-established brand for many local residents from snacks to large ones. From the mottled exterior of the building, you know how much history has been left here.
This raw squeezed rice noodle shop is a real old shop, no need to engage in any publicity and advertising, every morning is overcrowded, to eat are nearby residents, as well as the township villagers who rush to the street, everyone is eating flour while talking in the local dialect, life is full of fireworks.
Raw squeezed powder pays attention to freshly squeezed and eaten. After ordering on one side, the kitchen will start squeezing powder according to the customer's request. There are three or four employees in the kitchen of this small shop, everyone divides labor and cooperation, one person is responsible for pressing rice flour, putting the fermented rice milk in a round iron jar with dozens of small holes, squeezing out the rice noodles into thin strips, and then one person is responsible for boiling the rice noodles, one person is responsible for beating the ingredients, and in one go, a bowl of hot squeezed rice flour is freshly baked!
Raw squeezed rice noodles are called "powdered rice noodles" in Zhuang dialect, so named because rice noodles are fermented and have a natural taste of sourness. In the past, the most authentic taste of raw squeezed rice noodles was that it smelled sour and steamy a few streets away, just like durian and stinky tofu, which was easy to cause discomfort, but for those who liked it, it was particularly fragrant. Nowadays, many raw rice noodle shops, because to adapt to the taste of more people, the process has been mostly improved, so now it is rare to smell that smell.
His taste is kept very good, the powder is sour enough, it is a naturally fermented sour taste, not the kind that is quickly added. It is served with shredded oil tofu and minced meat, which looks like it has been fried and has a slightly crispy texture. The spice station is rich in side dishes, with coriander, perilla and sour chili peppers directly in pots, as well as dried radish, sour shoots and chili sauce, which can be added at will. The soup is also very real, it is made of pork bones, and the taste is very delicious. The handmade squeezed powder tastes really good, very smooth and strong, the minced meat is also flavored, the soup is also very rich, and you can feel the difference from other powder shops outside after eating a bite.
His button meat and pork feet are also very famous, the skin of the button meat is golden and attractive, the pork feet are stewed softly, and then soaked in brine for one night to fully taste. When eating powder, add a portion, a large bite of meat with a mouthful of sour rice noodles, the taste is really endless, no wonder the locals have been eating tirelessly!