At the table
Eat the pieces with a pick or chopsticks; the pickling liquid is not a soup.
Ask for your preferred chili level and check sauces for animal ingredients.
Seasonal fruit, vegetables and seasonings vary. Meat snacks sold beside them are separate products.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Seasonal fruit, vegetables and seasonings vary. Meat snacks sold beside them are separate products.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Tangy, sweet-salty and chili-hot.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Crisp, juicy pieces.
- How it’s made
- Cut the produce and pickle with rice vinegar, water, sugar, salt and chili.
Seasonal fruit, vegetables and seasonings vary. Meat snacks sold beside them are separate products.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Its origins are linked to Guangxi.
About this regional connection
Guangxi: Nanning and nearby. Ninth-batch provincial listing in 2023.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有南宁酸嘢吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Nanning suanye pickles
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Suanye means sour things in local speech and is a familiar Nanning market snack.