Sightseeing, cultural
illumination and thrill seeking are all excellent reasons
to travel,but the real plum in exploring China is to
experience local cuisine. Gourmand tourists won't he
disappointed with the Cuilin region. Southern cuisine
reigns supreme here with Guilin's cuisine a mixture
of Guangdang and Hunan styles. Special emphasis is
placed on Critters drawn from the Li River; specialties
include exotic,such as snake, dog and assorted types
seafood should be the most unusual you encounter.
Well-known area specialties include stuffed snails
is and pijiuyu :a local catfish simmered in a delicious
beer broth. Dog hotpot and horsemeat with rice noodles
are local specialties. Other favorites include steamed
meat buns with water chestnuts fruit and duck stew
chicken stir fry with mushrooms and heye fen zhengrou
a pork and rice powder mixture wrapped in Iotus leaves
then steamed, which infuses the rice powder with
the flavor of the pork and the subtle aroma of the
Iotus leaves. For vegetarians, there's the nun's
vegetarian noodles served with assorted local veggies.All
of these dishes go down better with a few bottles
of LIQ the locally brewed beer.Fans of lighter fare
can rejoice in an abundance of Fruit. Nearly every
street has at least one stall selling freshly cut
pineapple chunks, oranges, sugarcane, mangosteen
tangerines, bananas and even durians "stink
fruit" can be found nearly everywhere. If you
have a hankering for Western food, there are marry
opportunities to indulge in some of the areas newer
culinary standards,including pizzas, salads, burgers
and banana pancakes. Same streets to check out for
goodeats include binjiang Lu, Jiefang Lu and Zhishan
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