🍽️ Liuzhou Duck-Foot Pot

Duck feet braised in snail broth, gelatinous.

Liuzhou Duck-Foot Pot is a signature stew of Liuzhou, Guangxi, sharing a flavor lineage with the city's famous snail rice noodles. Duck feet are first fried until the skin wrinkles, then simmered in a broth made from river snails and pork bones, with sour bamboo shoots, chili and star anise. The feet become gelatinous and slip off the bone, the broth red, tangy and pungent, edged with the sharp aroma of sour bamboo shoots. Snail-stock simmering and the fry-then-braise process are the craft. Liuzhou locals gather over a pot at supper, pairing it with rice or rice noodles, especially on winter nights. Alongside river-snail noodles, this dish defines Liuzhou's sour-spicy, collagen-rich late-night table.