Guilin Mi Fen with Horse Meat

There’s no horsing around in this outlet. smirk

guilin mi fen horse meat

Okay, the first thing on the agenda when I arrived in Guilin is to eat the famous Gui Lin Mee Fen (rice vermicelli) with horse meat. However, that proved harder to find that I initially thought. Rats too for that matter, but that’s another post.

guilin mee fen

Anyway, after walking 1,000 miles and nearly getting run down by several cars and buses (it’s left hand drive here in China) I decided to consult a person from the industry that knows everything about anything obscure or illegal – hard to find cuisine, the oldest profession in the world, substances, basically The Travelers Guide to a New City (TM). Your friendly neighborhood taxi driver.

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Within minutes (and a RMB 10 fare, which is RM 5, pretty damn cheap cabs over here) I was on my way to the oldest Guilin Mi Fen with Horse Meat establishment in town. It has reputedly been around for about 40 years (as told by two different sources) and caters to the locals instead of tourists (just the way I like it).

gui lin mee fen

Alas! How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! In the past, horses were used for transport, war machines by knights, riot control by mounted police, and prized stallions on the racetrack. It has now been relegated (at least in China) to food. Heh!

gui lin mi fen horse meat

The Gui Lin Mi Fen is not rice vermicelli as we know it, it looks more like rice noodles to me. You are free to add as many condiments, pickles and spices as you want. I highly recommend their chilli flakes – Guilin is known for its spicy food so go wild with this one.

gui lin mi fen

Gui Lin Mi Fen with Horse Meat is a soup dish, which is not what I usually eat, but since it’s the local specialty, I tasted it and pronounce it GOOD. The spring onions adds a lot to the taste of the soup while the peanuts contribute that additional texture to this dish. Best of all, it only costs RMB 6 (RM 3) for a large bowl.

guilin mi fen

I love it, mostly coz of the horse meat. Horse meat can best be described as something of a cross between beef and lamb. It’s sweet and has a nice gamey aftertaste and it’s surprisingly lean.

guilin mee fen good

Mmm…equine meat!

Posted: 7:19 am China Time (Guilin is in the same timezone as Malaysia)

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182 thoughts on “Guilin Mi Fen with Horse Meat”

  1. think i see horse meat, not sure. but the food does looks good. i heard they eat babies due to the over population.

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  2. I heard somewhere in Bangi (or thereabouts) can get briyani kuda, but the people I’ve heard about it from didn’t speak highly of the quality. Probably not done right.
    So nice to have food adventures overseas. /jealous

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  3. Dont go try any horse meat in malaysia. They are all derived from those euthanized race horses from sg besi race course. Those race horses are daily trained to run in races & full of tough muscles, definitely no tenderloin. More over, these horses are long term users of anabolic steroid & many performance enhanced drugs

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  4. wah this is really exotic! Nice, I would love to try horse meat too. This is the first time I see that people serve noodles in that steel bowl. No need presentation at all. haha

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  5. Dude, the skinny ass, stick figure Ms. Waldo in pix 1 sure looks like the art work of a primary 4 student.
    btw I had horse meat five times in Japan, it was that good.

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  6. I decided to consult a person from the industry that knows everything about anything obscure or illegal – hard to find cuisine, the oldest profession in the world, substances, basically The Travelers Guide to a New City (TM). Your friendly neighborhood taxi driver.
    I love driving so much that i use to set my ambition as a taxi driver when i was in primary school!!! Untill my mum told me that i need to be more “ambitious”. I wish my mum read ur blog just to let her now how much ppl appreciate a taxi driver.

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  7. my recollection of Guilin involves a place which is surrounded by endless of mountains and spectacular scenery . Sadly i didn’t get to try any horse meat.

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  8. HB, that so inteeresting a restaurant that serve horse meat. In states it use for pets food but some part of Japan I readed people do buy it also. My cousins in Hawaii said there a lot of wild horese and pigs goats, chickens, deers. So any one with permit could go hunting.
    Wondering do you ever went to any Indian Restaurants to dine? I always head to Indian Restaurant that have buffet price reasonable.

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  9. woah. horse meat is way cheaper here than in Tokyo. Not that I’ve ever had horse meat in Tokyo, my friend try before and he told me it’s very expensive.

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  10. Bro…i win!!! i ate raw horse meat before at Subang Jaya(a japanese restaurant in front of SJMC called tomoe) raw horse meat is very famous in japan and consider a delicacy.

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  11. WEEN: I seriously doubt they eat babies. Haha! There’s not that many people in Guilin surprisingly. Density much lower than KL. πŸ™‚
    CLF: Nice! Ya, I heard about it. πŸ™‚
    Michelle Chin: Nope it tastes like something between beef and lamb. Very lean meat. Yeah, horses are hard to find in some places, but usually culturally acceptable. It’s not even haram, but that other word which is not halal as well that means “discouraged”. πŸ™‚
    Marcky: Interesting! I would love to try that one. Camel meat briyani is available in Kuching, never had the horse version though.
    Yeah, will be posting about my rat/guinea pig experience and snake blood straight from the snake with snake skin and snake meat and gall soon! I suspect the first video would cause some outrage. πŸ˜‰
    They basically clubbed the rodent to death.
    tony: Yup, I went alone for some R&R. πŸ™‚
    napzzz: Thanks for the information! I suspect that is where most horse meat comes from – either ex race horses or wild horses. People don’t eat breeding horses. πŸ™‚
    eiling: I have EVEN MORE EXOTIC ones coming up. =D
    Yeah, the Chinese don’t believe in spoons either at local places. I had to slurp the soup from the bowl. πŸ™‚
    e: Heh! I didn’t even notice her.
    Yeah, I hear it’s good – those are the good horses, bred for eating. I would love to check it out. πŸ™‚
    liew: Heh! Nope, it wasn’t that dodgy after all. πŸ™‚
    DH: Haha! Yeah, well, do what you’re happy with. Taxi drivers are my main source of contact whenever I travel – they know the local places like the back of their hand.
    Except in Malaysia and New York (where most cab drivers are immigrants). πŸ˜‰
    Allen: The Li River! Yup I went for the Yuan 20 place too!
    There are lots of exotic meat available, but it’s quite expensive though. It’s a tourist town. πŸ™
    Jeff: HAHAHAHHAHA! That one really cracked me up. I love your jokes. πŸ™‚
    ah nel: I didn’t go horse riding. Unless it’s the other kind you’re talking about, which I didn’t do as well. πŸ™‚
    Hear snake blood with a very high alcohol content spirit is good for that though.
    Erica: I would eat at an Indian restaurant in India, not in China though. πŸ™‚
    Yeah, would be nice to shoot some game and eat it if you have a permit to hunt. πŸ™‚
    chrisblitz: Everything is cheap in Guilin except for exotic meat. Most are endangered and requires a permit to operate and have a quota. That’s where most of my money went. T_T
    Simon Seow: …but everything in Tokyo is expensive! I want to go but I don’t think I can afford to. πŸ™‚
    debbie: It’s not that bad. Tis good to have an adventurous palate! =D
    kenwooi: …but what if it’s old and going to die anyway? πŸ™‚
    takeshi: I don’t know, I think some people just like to try new and hard to find things. Like fugu for example. πŸ™‚
    Yeah the rice vermecilli isn’t the kind we call rice vermicilli over here – it’s more like noodles. Tastes good too, thick and made with rice. πŸ™‚
    Jason Chow: Nice! How much did it cost? Was it expensive? I would love to check it out too! πŸ™‚
    foodcrazee: It’s a smoking room. The sign just means “don’t smoke on the bed lest you fall asleep and cause a fire or don’t leave burn marks on the mattress”.
    You can smoke EVERYWHERE in China (with certain very limited exceptions). Inside shops? No problem…everyone lights up. πŸ™‚

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  12. i had horse meat once when i was young and it was too tough, but that could be just my mom’s skills in cooking em (which was none)

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  13. Lion Girl: Haha! Okay, then I shall do that! Next time I’ll tell you it’s beef and after you’ve eaten I’ll tell you it’s horse. πŸ˜‰
    Chee Ching: Yeah some horses have very nice temperaments. They like sugar. πŸ™‚
    Yup, taxis are damn cheap in China, very awesome!
    KY: Heh! I think horse meat is pretty lean in general. πŸ™

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  14. Jester: Yup, I did the Li River cruise, it’s very scenic and there’s this segment that is printed on the RMB 20 note. πŸ™‚
    A lot of limestone structures. It’s nice and safe, a bit touristy though. You planning to go? πŸ™‚

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  15. meme: Thanks for the tip! πŸ™‚
    I’m more of an experience person though – for me, life is short, and experiences are unforgettable while physical wealth is inconsequential in this world of sin, where people die at 55 of cancer or earlier.
    Live life as you want to. πŸ™‚
    Cheers meme! =D

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