When talking about the Chinese food going abroad，you can't forget River Snail Rice Noodles，or Luosifen. It is one of the most popular snacks in Liuzhou City，Guangxi province. The dish is famous for its strong smell. Do you know how to make Luosifen？
The first step is to prepare some rice noodles，river snails and different kinds of ingredients. To make it，firstly，people should soak （浸泡） the rice noodles in water until they are soft. After that，wash the river snails and make soup. When the rice noodles and the soup are ready，then boil rice noodles with sour bamboo shoots（酸竹笋），dried tofu skin，fresh vegetables and peanuts in river snail soup. The taste mostly comes from the sour bamboo shoots. This ingredient gives Luosifen its unique taste. "Without the sour bamboo shoots，Luosifen will lose its soul（灵魂），"some people say.
In the 1970s，Luosifen was just a cheap street snack in Liuzhou. People outside of the city knew little about it. It became an intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产） of Guangxi in 2008. Four years later，a popular Chinese food show，A Bite of China，made Luosifen known to the public and then it became a household name. From then on，Luosifen has become popular across China.
Now more and more Luosifen restaurants are opened not only in the big cities in China，but also in many foreign countries like the US，Australia，Germany and so on. People can also buy instant（速食的） Luosifen online on apps such as Taobao and Tiktok. You can enjoy Luosifen wherever you like.
