Braised Rice Noodles

Braised Rice Noodles

　　It can be said that Duan Shi Xiaoguo serves the best braised rice noodles in Kunming. There’s a little story about this shop: During the Republican era, Zhai Yong’an from Yuxi opened Yongshun Garden on Duan Shi Street in Kunming, famous for its small-pot poached meat rice noodles and poached meat rice noodles.

　　One day, due to exhaustion, after putting the poached meat rice noodles into the pot, Zhai went outside to smoke his water pipe. When he returned to the kitchen, the broth in the pot had completely dried up. With customers waiting impatiently, Zhai quickly added braising sauce and chili oil, stirred the noodles a few times, and served them. The customers were extremely impressed and asked what kind of rice noodles these were. Thinking on his feet, Zhai replied “braised rice noodles,” which later became a famous snack in Kunming.