1.Snail Rice Noodles
Snail rice noodle is a specialty snack in Liuzhou City, Guangxi. It is loved by diners for its unique hot and sour flavor and rich ingredients. Its soup is made from a variety of natural spices such as snails, galangal, star anise, etc., and the essence is concentrated in the soup. In addition to the fresh, sour, refreshing and hot taste, the spicy taste of snail rice noodle is also its uniqueness. The ingredients include peanuts, lettuce, sour beans and sour bamboo shoots, and every bite is full of rich hot and sour flavor. Although some people may hesitate because of its special taste, it is this unique taste that makes snail rice noodle a representative snack in Guangxi.
2.Guilin Rice Noodles
3.Lemon Duck
Lemon duck is a specialty dish in Wuming, Nanning, Guangxi. It has become famous in recent years for its unique flavor and rich taste. This dish originated from a restaurant. The main ingredients include duck, sour shallots, sour ginger, sour peppers, yellow tangerine peel and salty lemon. These ingredients work together to make the lemon duck have a sour and spicy taste, without any greasy feeling, very appetizing, and a great choice for rice. For friends from other places, tasting this dish is one of the must-experiences when traveling to Guangxi.
4.Nanning Rice Noodle
Laoyou Noodles is a famous specialty food in Nanning, Guangxi, and is loved by people for its spicy, sour and fragrant taste. This dish originated in the 1930s. It was created by the owner of Zhouji Teahouse for an old man who caught a cold. He cooked hot noodles with sautéed garlic, black beans, chili, sour bamboo shoots, minced beef, pepper powder, etc. and gave it to the old man, which greatly increased his appetite and cured his cold. Since then, “Laoyou Noodles” got its name and gradually spread, becoming the first choice for breakfast for Nanning people. In 2007, Laoyou Noodles was selected into the first batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Nanning City, and it is one of Guangxi’s “Four Major Rice Noodles” along with snail noodles and Guilin rice noodles.
5.Yangshuo Beer Fish
Yangshuo beer fish is a famous specialty in Yangshuo, Guangxi, and one of the top ten classic dishes in Guangxi. This dish uses carp from the Li River and Guilin beer as the main ingredients. It is cooked in a special way, such as frying it with raw tea oil produced in the northern mountainous area of Guangxi, then stewing it with Guilin’s premium beer, and finally adding fresh tomatoes and green and red peppers, giving it a unique crispy and tender flavor. In particular, the fish scales are fried into a crispy shell and covered with sauce, bringing diners a brand new taste experience. This dish is not only loved by the locals, but also a must-try for many tourists.
6.Lipu Taro Braised Pork
Lipu Taro Braised Pork is a traditional delicacy in Lipu and northern Guangxi, Guangxi, known for its delicate meat, soft and fragrant after cooking. This dish is made with authentic Guilin Lipu taro, pork belly with skin, Guilin fermented bean curd and various condiments. After being fried and steamed, it is golden in color, crispy in texture, fat but not greasy. In addition to being delicious, it also has the effects of replenishing qi and kidney, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and is an indispensable dish for family banquets or weddings and funerals during festivals. In September 2018, it was rated as one of the top ten classic dishes in Guangxi in “Chinese cuisine” and is a special delicacy that Guangxi people love very much.
7.Hengxian sashimi
Hengxian sashimi is the highest representative of Nanning Hengxian’s cooking techniques and catering culture. This dish is meticulously prepared, from descaling, peeling to deboning, each step shows superb knife skills to ensure that every detail is flawless. The fish is a foot long and looks like it is about to fly out of the water. In terms of ingredients, sashimi is usually paired with houttuynia, lemon, basil leaves, mint leaves and seaweed, which are colorful and pleasing to the eye. In Nanning and even the entire Lingnan region, Hengxian sashimi is almost synonymous with Hengxian itself and is regarded as the highest standard for entertaining guests.
8.Bama Xiang pig
Bama Xiang pig is a famous specialty of Bama, Hechi, Guangxi, and is known as the “noble” of pork. The muscles of this Xiang pig are bright red, the muscle fibers are tender, and the fat is white. The freshly roasted Xiang pig tastes fragrant and sweet, with thin skin and fine meat, and a lot of lean meat in the carcass. Due to its unique taste and texture, it is known as the first specialty food in Guangxi. Today, with the rise in pork prices, the value of Bama Xiang pig has become more prominent.
9.Pig’s trotter rice noodle
Pig’s trotter rice noodle is a specialty food of Guangxi, especially popular in Yulin and Qinzhou. Yulin’s pig’s trotter rice noodle is known as the representative of the “snack capital”. Its uniqueness lies in the preparation process of the pig’s trotter: the cooked pig’s trotter is first fried in a pan until golden and bubbling, and then put into a marinade containing star anise, garlic, ginger candy and other ingredients. Qinzhou pig’s trotter rice noodle is famous for its bright color, fat but not greasy, crisp but not hard pig’s trotter, and the rice noodles or river noodles used also have local characteristics. These pig’s trotter noodles not only inherit the tradition of Guangzhou pig’s hand noodles, but also incorporate the local flavor of Guangxi, forming their own unique styles.
10.Guiling jelly
Guilinggao is a special medicinal food in Wuzhou City, Guangxi. It has the effect of nourishing yin and reducing internal heat, and is known as a traditional medicinal food with a long history. Its raw materials mainly include hawk-billed turtle and Chinese yam, and are combined with herbs such as raw earth. This medicinal food was originally a special precious medicine for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty. It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, nourishing yin and kidney, and nourishing the skin and refreshing the mind. It has a delicate and smooth taste and is suitable for people of all ages.