The closest to Gulangyu Island is also the most popular vegetable market for Xiamen people. Bashi is home to many local delicacies, including Shacha noodles.

Gongtang Shacha Noodles is the Shacha Noodle Shop that my family and I visit most often. Every time we visit Bashi, we have to show off a bowl of Shacha first to feel that the trip is complete. Bashikou, which Xiamen people are familiar with, is on the side of Kaihe Road. The eye-catching store strategy has been passed down for 38 years. This is this small store. Not only does Shacha noodles taste quite good, but also oysters fried, five-spice strips, meat dumplings and hand-shredded chicken are very good.

The first step is a simple window for boiling noodles. There are a wide variety of ingredients, with more than 20 kinds of ingredients. Sandworms, shrimps, squid, oysters, clams, meatballs, fish cakes, pig liver, pork loin, meat tendons, duck tendons, lean meat, intestines, duck blood, rice blood, tofu, sausage set... Various combinations can be matched at will. Noodle soup starts at 6 yuan, with additional ingredients, and the price is clearly marked on the wall. It is too complicated to choose ingredients. There are also several set menu combinations to choose from.

Conveniently located in the vegetable market, the ingredients are very fresh. If you dare to eat sand worms and small tubes, I suggest you order these two town store treasures first. Sand worms are fresh and expensive, and are rarely seen in other Shacha noodle shops. The small tubes from Dongshan are different from the taste of squid. They are touching in thickness and have a unique crisp taste that will not let you down. Fresh and sweet shrimps, fat clams, delicious meat tendons, I like to add a full bowl of ingredients every time I come.

According to different materials selected, scalding is carried out for different times to ensure the best taste. The scalding is carried out in one go, and finally the secret brewed sand tea is topped with. Finally, a spoonful of mashed garlic is added to the finishing touch. A bowl of delicious sand tea noodles is finished, and the whole process takes only 1 or 2 minutes.

The soul of sand tea lies in sand tea soup. Inherited by two generations, there are more than 10 ingredients to boil, add a pair of alkali noodles, and drink a mouthful of fragrant sand tea soup, mixed with bone soup and umami, with a little curry aroma, the rich aroma of peanuts surrounds the mouth. It is fresh, spicy, sweet, and very delicious. Trust me, this tea soup will not let you down.

If there are many people, don't miss their oyster frying. They are freshly fried, full oysters, soft sweet potato flour and rich garlic seedlings. They are scorched on the outside and tender on the inside. I, who has always been picky about oyster frying, have a taste of home here. When the boss serves oyster frying, he will also remind you to eat it immediately. A little crispy taste on the outside is the most positive taste. He is very confident and full of human touch.

The five-spice in the store is very large, with full meat filling and not greasy, with a sweet onion flavor. Jiaomei found someone to make a special five-spice, and she had to order one every time she came back.

The hand-shredded chicken in Bashi is also very famous, and it is also available in the store. If you order a portion, the meat will be tender and fragrant; there are also meat dumplings with added ingredients, which are not inferior to other places.

There is sufficient air conditioning and during hot summer travel, although the snack bar environment is not as good as a big hotel, it is a great choice for every trip. Upon closer inspection, there were several photos on the wall of the store."Secret Love with Orange Sowing in Huainan" was taken here. No wonder it looked so familiar.

How many times have I come to the eight cities of Xiamen just for this mouthful of sand tea noodles? I think the same was true for the grandma and her family I saw that day. The ancient taste is always full of magic and unforgettable.