Stir-fried Rice Noodles with Sea Lettuce

Stir-fried Rice Noodles with Sea Lettuce

　　If you have time to visit Mayi Town, be sure to try the Stir-fried Rice Noodles with Sea Lettuce at Fai Er Kang Grand Hotel. This dish is a unique creation of this place and may not be available elsewhere.

　　　　The preparation of Stir-fried Rice Noodles with Sea Lettuce is not difficult—heat the pan, add vegetable oil to coat it, then add chopped onions, pig intestines, and sea lettuce once the oil is hot. Stir-fry until fragrant, then add rice vermicelli and cabbage, mix well, add seasonings and stir-fry until cooked before serving. The sea lettuce turns dark, the rice noodles golden, the pig intestines smooth, and the onions richly aromatic. Those with the means can also try making it at home.

　　　　There’s also a little story behind the origin of this dish. Seven or eight years ago, Ah Fa and his three brothers were running a shop together on Qianjie Street in town—that shop is the predecessor of the current Fai Er Kang Grand Hotel. Ah Fa was always thinking creatively and wanted to come up with new dishes. By chance, he added sea lettuce to the stir-fried rice noodles, and the four brothers all thought it was quite good. So they nervously recommended it to customers, and it turned out to be a big hit, bringing fame to the hotel. To this day, almost every customer orders this dish, and it has become the restaurant’s signature.