Yangshuo Specialities - Guilin Mifen Rice Noodles

A bright day today, we get up early and haven’t decided to where to visit yet. So we went to have breakfast first. They have said that it is a great pity that if someone who comes to Guilin doesn’t eat the Guilin "Mifen". Thus why not have a try?

This quite popular local dish, "Mifen" means rice noodles.
It only took a few minutes to boil the noodles, it was ready after adding a few slivers of cooked pork and soup or stock. But some restaurants may not add the soup. However, the staff told us that we can also add different flavors and a basic "soup" or stock according to our own tastes. There were usually fried peanuts or soya beans, spring onion, pickled vegetables and chilli sauce to choose.

Local people often eat the noodles for breakfast, and they regard it as a fantastic and delicious start of the new day.

The deal basement price of 2.5 yuan for a bowl makes it an even better choice. Noodles are usually measured in "liang" which equals to 50 grams – "er liang (100 grams)" This is usually the minimum amount, meaning you will eat 100 grams of rice noodle.

Mifen is more popular in the southern areas in China than in the northern parts, for every year large quantities of rice are grown and harvested in South of China. Mifen differs slightly in flavor from various regions. But actually there is one thing in common. They are typically made of the rice. Only the ingredients and manner in which it is served may be quite different. You may also find yourself in a position to choose the type of rice noodle when eating the noodles– whether this be flat and similar to linguine or fettuccine; or round and similar to vermicelli or spaghetti. Every type of the noodles has its own flavor.

If I have a chance to sample some fantastic local dish in Yangshuo, appetizing mifen is definitely on my list, which provides great convenience and best flavors.