Nanning old friend rice noodles have a history of hundreds of years. It is said that, there was an old man who went to Zhou ji tea house every day. One day, the old man got a cold and did not go to the tea house. The boss of the tea house then made a bowl of hot noodles cooked with sautéed sliced garlic, fermented black soybeans (Douchi), chili, soured bamboo shoot, sliced beef and pepper for his old friend. The old man sweated a lot when finished the noodles and felt better from the cold. Therefore the noodles were called old friend noodles. Since it is very appetizing and has the function of easing cold, it is welcomed by the people and enduring. Now it becomes Nanning’s characteristic food, popular among local citizens and the tourists. It is a “must-eat” food in Nanning. Old friend rice noodles are evolved from the old friend noodles, which is a showcase of Nanning’s traditional food. Its hot flavor and tasty full-bodied soup get up people’s appetite and dispel cold, warmly welcomed for a very long time. You can find genuine old friend rice noodles almost everywhere in Nanning with a price of about 3 RMB. This cheap and tasty food always makes you enjoy it while sweating. You will definitely love it!

Recipe of Nanning Old Friend Rice Noodles

Ingredients: fermented black soybeans, sliced garlic, chili, soured bamboo shoot, tomato, slice meat (mixed with light soy sauce and starch), chopped green onion

Main ingredient: rice noodles

Recipe:

1. Heat the pot and add edible oil to stir-fry the fermented black soybeans, sliced garlic and chili, then add soured bamboo shoot and tomato and at last add the slice meat.

2. Add dark soy sauce, white vinegar and salt, and keep stir-frying.

3. Add soup or water, and boil it.

4. Add rice noodles (it would be better to cook the rice noodles first). It is done while it is boiling again and served with chopped green onion.