At the table
Mix the noodles with the broth and any condiments. Eat the soft meat and skin carefully around the bones; set the bones aside.
Contains pork and bones. Broth and chili sauce ingredients vary; ask about allergens. Do not assume cooking removes all alcohol.
Braising seasonings vary. Pickled bamboo shoots, pickled radish and chili sauce may be added to taste.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Braising seasonings vary. Pickled bamboo shoots, pickled radish and chili sauce may be added to taste.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Rich pork broth and fragrant braising spices.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Slippery noodles, tender meat and soft, springy skin.
- How it’s made
- Cleaned trotters are blanched, fried, soaked and braised with aromatics; the cooking broth accompanies the noodles.
Braising seasonings vary. Pickled bamboo shoots, pickled radish and chili sauce may be added to taste.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Its origins are linked to Guangxi.
About this regional connection
Guangxi: Representative regional version; see linked source review.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有钦州猪脚粉吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
An everyday Qinzhou bowl
In Qinzhou, pork-trotter noodles are a familiar meal from breakfast onward. The contrast between smooth rice noodles and richly braised skin is central to the bowl.