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posted Monday, 20 December 2004
Among the various things for which Liuzhou is famous (see coffins below) are its gastronomic delights. It seems that every city in China has its speciality which, as everyone knows, is the best in China. Some years ago, I lived in Hunan and the local "world famous" dish was an absolutely delicious duck stew, laden with chillies. It was heaven!
While I can find ducks in Liuzhou, they are not up to the same standard. But Liuzhou has its very own speciality!
Welcome to the wonderful world of
! Sounds inconsequential, doesn't it? And so it is!
is a dish of rice noodles in soup with added beancurd (tofu) stick 
, shredded pickled bamboo and whatever green vegetable is in season.
While I can find ducks in Liuzhou, they are not up to the same standard. But Liuzhou has its very own speciality!
Welcome to the wonderful world of
! Sounds inconsequential, doesn't it? And so it is! is a dish of rice noodles in soup with added beancurd (tofu) stick , shredded pickled bamboo and whatever green vegetable is in season.What I forgot to mention is that the soup base is made from snails. You don't usually get any of the actual snails swimming about in your noodles. They're much too valuable and are used in other, more expensive, dishes.
is incredibly popular (and cheap) and long lines form outside the 'better' places. At a mere ¥1 or ¥2 a bowl for a filling meal, who can complain?
I'd still prefer the duck!
(More on Liuzhou food here.)
is incredibly popular (and cheap) and long lines form outside the 'better' places. At a mere ¥1 or ¥2 a bowl for a filling meal, who can complain? I'd still prefer the duck!
(More on Liuzhou food here.)
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Monday, 20 December 2004 10:41 pm
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2. a reader left...
Wednesday, 22 December 2004 8:02 pm
hunan duck? are you talking about XUE BA YA in western hunan?
3. a reader left...
Friday, 24 December 2004 7:46 am
The duck dish I referred to was the speciality in Zhijiang (芷江) in western
Hunan. I only ever knew it as Zhijiang Duck.
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