Organizers invited over 2,500 people in Liuzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to join a feast, where the local specialty – shell snail rice noodle known for its strong and aggressive flavor – was served along a 1,000-meter-long table. /VCG Photo

The shell snail rice noodle industry is among the most successful in Guangxi. /VCG Photo

At the end of 2018, there were 58 enterprises and over 12,000 online shops that sold shell snail rice noodle in the city and even abroad. /VCG Photo

Over 10 million bags of the specialty, combining the taste of chili, fermented bamboo shoots and the unique smell of fried shell snail, are sold worldwide daily, resulting in the employment of 50,000 people. /VCG Photo