An unexpected food haven has emerged in Guizhou, China, where a local funeral home is attracting crowds of noodle-loving visitors who pose as mourners just to get a taste of the delicious meals served in its canteen.
Noodle Craze Hits Guizhou Funeral Home as Food Lovers Flock for Tasty Dish
Noodle Craze Hits Guizhou Funeral Home as Food Lovers Flock for Tasty Dish
In a surprising culinary trend, food enthusiasts in China are visiting a funeral home in Guizhou to taste its surprisingly popular noodle dishes.
Food lovers in China have recently turned their attention to the Erlong Funeral Home in the southwestern province of Guizhou, where a particular noodle dish has gained viral fame online. Originally intended for mourners attending services, the canteen at the funeral home is now bursting with unexpected visitors eager to enjoy its offerings.
The eatery serves a variety of noodle dishes priced at just 10 yuan per bowl ($1.38; £1.09), with the minced pork and peanut noodles emerging as the crowd favorite. As excitement around the dish grew, customers began to sneak in, masquerading as relatives of the deceased in order to savor the flavorful cuisine. Despite the popularity, authorities at Erlong initially insisted on serving only those engaged in funeral-related activities.
One worker at the funeral home shared that customer queues have become remarkably lengthy, with wait times stretching to hours at times. To accommodate the growing interest while maintaining decorum for genuine mourners, Erlong has decided to provide 50 free bowls of noodles daily to select public members, as long as they respect the mourners.
The noodle frenzy took off after a social media user posted about their friend's great experience at the funeral home's canteen, where the lines for food have come to exceed those waiting to pay respects. Subsequent posts from other food enthusiasts on platforms like Douyin (the Chinese equivalent of TikTok) touted the undeniably tasty noodles, highlighting the unexpected joy of dining at a funeral home with the realization of life’s brevity.
The eatery serves a variety of noodle dishes priced at just 10 yuan per bowl ($1.38; £1.09), with the minced pork and peanut noodles emerging as the crowd favorite. As excitement around the dish grew, customers began to sneak in, masquerading as relatives of the deceased in order to savor the flavorful cuisine. Despite the popularity, authorities at Erlong initially insisted on serving only those engaged in funeral-related activities.
One worker at the funeral home shared that customer queues have become remarkably lengthy, with wait times stretching to hours at times. To accommodate the growing interest while maintaining decorum for genuine mourners, Erlong has decided to provide 50 free bowls of noodles daily to select public members, as long as they respect the mourners.
The noodle frenzy took off after a social media user posted about their friend's great experience at the funeral home's canteen, where the lines for food have come to exceed those waiting to pay respects. Subsequent posts from other food enthusiasts on platforms like Douyin (the Chinese equivalent of TikTok) touted the undeniably tasty noodles, highlighting the unexpected joy of dining at a funeral home with the realization of life’s brevity.
