Luosifen, or snail noodles, are one of China’s most popular dishes. And the thing that makes them stand out is the smell. Some Chinese people have compared it to that of a “chemical bomb.”

We went to the dish’s birthplace of Liuzhou, southwestern China, to learn how it’s made and what makes it so smelly.

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Producer: Gavin Huang
Fixer: Qi Linghua
Videographer: Wu Congwen
Editor: Nicholas Ko
Mastering: Joel Roche

Music: Audio Network