🍽️ Pingxiang Fried Rice Noodle

Stir-fried noodles with heavy chili, Jiangxi spicy.

Pingxiang Fried Rice Noodle is the signature snack of Pingxiang, a city in Jiangxi, and a showcase of just how much heat Jiangxi people can handle. Thick local rice noodles are par-boiled then wok-fried over high flame with shredded pork, greens, bean sprouts and egg, finished with a heavy pour of chili oil or dried chilies for full wok hei. The noodles come out glossy, chewy and never mushy, savory and boldly spicy—each bowl a cathartic rush. It is a breakfast and late-night staple, tossed in big woks at street shops with flames leaping around. Non-spicy eaters can ask for less chili, but without that fiery edge, you miss the very soul of Pingxiang fried noodles.