A breakfast guide from a small county town in Yongzhou, Hunan

Ningyuan, located in Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, is a relatively remote small county town. Due to this reason, Ningyuan has not been extensively developed for tourism. The local people are simple and the cuisine is relatively "local". They don't cater to tourists' preferences. Therefore, here you can taste the most authentic Ningyuan cuisine in Yongzhou, without any "improvements" or "flattery".

Tongda Restaurant

Tongda Restaurant is a very popular local breakfast restaurant. Look for the storefront above, and there is parking available at the entrance. The owner has been a chef for 20 years, previously working as the head chef in a large restaurant before starting his own business. To ensure the quality of the dishes, the owner wakes up at 3-4 AM every day to prepare the broth. The broth is made from 15 pounds of pork bones and is ready by 6 AM when the restaurant opens. Other ingredients are delivered at 6 AM to ensure they are the freshest. The taste of Tongda Restaurant's noodles is unique, with a daily limit of 300 bowls available, sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Original Flavor Rice Noodle Shop

The Original Flavor Rice Noodle Shop is located on Lingnan Road, which was formerly known as Government Street. If you ask the locals where Government Street is, they will all know. The shop's signature dishes are the Three Delicacies Noodles and Pig Brain Noodles. The Three Delicacies Noodles cost 7 yuan, and the Pig Brain Noodles cost 8 yuan. The Pig Brain Three Delicacies Noodles range from 10 to 15 yuan and include pig brain, pig liver, pig intestines, lean meat, and pig bone marrow. The broth for the Pig Brain Three Delicacies Noodles is made from pig bones, making it exceptionally delicious. The noodles are slightly firm, the liver has a crunchy texture, and the ingredients are plentiful. The pig brain is very intact, with a soft texture that melts in your mouth. The entire bowl of noodles can be described as extremely delicious.

Lao Si Handmade Noodle Restaurant

This shop is also on Guanfujie Street, diagonally opposite the Yuanwei Soup Noodle Shop. It has been open here for about 3-4 years. The most signature dishes here are the Three Fresh Noodles (7-10 yuan), Fried Sauce Noodles (7-10 yuan), Steamed Dumplings (5 yuan, children's favorite, and I saw they use ketchup for dipping~), and Wontons (5-8 yuan).

Heting Queyazi Rice Noodles

This Heting Queyazi Rice Noodles has many branches in Ningyuan, and this is one of them. It is very famous locally. Their rice noodles have even applied for a national patent number and are protected by the state. Heting Rice Noodles, it is said that the soup base is made from finely cooked lean meat. The soup base does not use vinegar, yet it is sweet and sour, extremely fresh. Spicy Stir-fried Pork Rice Noodles! The soup base is quite delicious, paired with Hunan-style spicy stir-fried pork, it is unique. Have a bowl of steaming hot rice noodles to start a day full of energy.

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