Xihuan Feizai Luosifen: You Must Try This Bowl!
Text & Photos by Brother Zhu
It's often said that you encounter love at a turn, because everyone holds a beautiful expectation of meeting something uniquely beautiful at a turn—amid the comings and goings of sweetness and surprises, and the food hidden at that very turn.
As 2021 arrived, the cold spell had just passed, and the warm sun allowed the people of this city to once again feel its warmth.
Walking along Zhongmian Road, at the turn of Fengling No.1, I encountered Xihuan Feizai Luosifen (ASEAN Flagship Store).
Every city changes in its own way through food, and different cities have different culinary icons. Guangxi's rice noodles have long been famous worldwide: Nanning's Laoyoufen, Guilin rice noodles, and Liuzhou Luosifen, which has taken the whole country by storm. "Suo fen" (slurping noodles) represents the daily enjoyment of Guangxi people—once you try it, you can't stop.
Due to its rapid development, Nanning has gradually become a city of immigrants, where people from different regions live together in harmony. Local traditional snacks and flavors from all over Guangxi are available here. Rice noodles of various styles have flourished through culinary exchanges, springing up like bamboo shoots after rain, making noodle-loving girls from all over the world envious.
When it comes to Luosifen, everyone knows that the most authentic kind comes from Liuzhou!
According to local legend, there's no one in Liuzhou who doesn't know Xihuan Feizai Luosifen. It's a household name in Liuzhou, accompanying the city's young people as they grew up, while they also witnessed its growth.
Many locals and tourists are willing to queue at this shop for a bowl of authentic Luosifen, because in their hearts, the most time-honored and authentic Luosifen comes from Xihuan Feizai.
But do you have to go all the way to Liuzhou just for that bowl of Luosifen you've been craving?
Why bother!
Just at the start of 2021, the famous Liuzhou brand Xihuan Feizai Luosifen (ASEAN Flagship Store) opened at Fengling No.1!
Xihuan Feizai Luosifen's Nanning flagship store is located in the Nanning ASEAN Business District, adjacent to Nanning Mixc, Longguang Century, and Shengtiandi, dedicated to serving Nanning citizens—especially office workers—with the most authentic Liuzhou Luosifen.
On August 9, 2020, during the 12th anniversary celebration of Hunan TV's "Day Day Up," the founders of Xihuan Feizai, Zheng Huliu and Chen Muhua, were invited as representatives of Guangxi cuisine to cook Luosifen for stars like Zhao Liying and Wang Yibo, winning many honors. The stars raved about Xihuan Feizai Luosifen.
The founders of Xihuan Feizai Luosifen appeared on the show "Day Day Up."
With the opening of Xihuan Feizai (ASEAN Flagship Store) in Nanning, local food lovers have gained another blessing.
The new shop's decoration style is mainly white, with natural wooden accents in a modern minimalist layout. Through the glass windows, you can see the chefs in the kitchen preparing Luosifen.
Although it had just opened, the shop was already packed with customers who came on reputation. A male customer holding a bowl of Luosifen said to his female companion, "There's not even a seat—crazy popular, right?"
Soon, our Luosifen was ready. The broth was rich and thick; since I had mine without chili, it wasn't as bright red as others' bowls.
Golden crispy fried tofu skin lay atop the slender, white rice noodles, accented by slightly yellow pickled bamboo shoots, black wood ear mushrooms, green pickled beans, and red crunchy peanuts—so vibrant and aromatic that my body trembled and I couldn't help but drool.
Picking up a bundle of noodles and slowly slurping them, the taste was incredibly fresh: the sweetness of the broth, the umami of the snails, and the spiciness of the chili oil gave the smooth noodles a soul. One bite after another, I couldn't stop—a bowl of Luosifen on the table filled the entire warm winter of Nanning with fragrance.
Did you think that visiting Xihuan Feizai Luosifen was just about the noodles?
Come, try these—dozens of braised dishes prepared by Feizai himself, making your mouth water at the sight.
When Nanning's night falls as usual, and you step into the warm Xihuan Feizai, watching the Luosifen girls skillfully portion noodles, add vegetables, arrange toppings, and pour broth, you feel completely at ease.
No wonder Xihuan Feizai Luosifen is known as a "late-night dojo."
After work, why not invite a few friends, order a pot of snail and duck foot stew, crispy duck feet, pig trotters, pork intestines, duck gizzard, duck chin, and other braised dishes, and drink and chat with your buddies? Isn't that wonderful?
When the simmered Luosifen rolls between your lips and teeth, the natural, pure flavor arises on your palate, and the smoky, bustling atmosphere embraces us—this is our comfort for the day.
After more than 30 years of ups and downs, Xihuan Feizai has matured. The shop is always bustling, customers stream in, and the taste is universally praised.
This food warms both heart and stomach. Xihuan Feizai Luosifen has a thousand flavors waiting for you to unlock.
Xihuan Feizai's snacks include: beef tripe, crispy pig trotters, spicy duck feet, chicken legs, pork liver, duck chin, chicken feet, pig lungs, boiled small tripe, stir-fried snails, boiled snails, and more.
Xihuan Feizai braised dishes
Xihuan Feizai braised dishes
Xihuan Feizai is a catering enterprise that has focused on the research, development, and production of Luosifen for over 30 years.
In the early 1980s, Feizai and his family inherited their ancestors' cooking skills, making a living by boiling snails and selling braised snacks. Later, they founded Xihuan Feizai Luosifen. The small shop insists on open kitchens and honest management. After more than 30 years of trials, it has become a representative of Liuzhou's street-food culture: 30 years of old flavors, over 50 dishes, open 365 days a year—a legend in Liuzhou's food scene.
