Loach Noodles

Loach Noodles

　　Loach Noodles

　　When cooking it, do you put the loaches in first and then the noodles? Or the noodles first and then the loaches? For thousands of years, many have eaten them, but few know how they're made. It's as mysterious as the Coca-Cola formula. Once served, the dish is brought to the table in an iron pot, catching everyone’s eye, tantalizing the taste buds, and brimming with character and rhythm. During the Awakening of Insects season, it becomes a treasured seasonal delicacy beloved by visitors across eastern Anhui.

　　Why not take a trip to Quanjiao and try the loach noodles? They can be found everywhere. Enjoying them is quite an art — one that values taste, atmosphere, and mood. By the Biyun Lake, along the Chu River, in Shen Shan Park, within the city of Qiao, on Taiping Bridge, in star-rated hotels, or at countryside homestays... The dish may be the same, but people differ; people may be the same, but flavors differ; the setting may be the same, but emotions differ; emotions may be the same, but hearts differ. One single dish, yet it offers a taste of life’s many flavors.