✨ Editor's Quick Take
盧記藥燉排骨 (Lu Ji Herbal Pork Ribs) is an old-fashioned nourishing stall at Luzhou Temple Night Market, operating for more than forty years and now in its second generation. Large pots and faint angelica aroma greet visitors. The broth never buries ingredients: catfish stays tender and pork-rib soup finishes lightly sweet. Add mushroom minced-pork rice for a complete hot-soup meal.
Mushroom Minced-Pork Rice
White rice is covered with chunky minced pork whose chew and concentrated sauce lead, while mushroom aroma stays light. Braising liquid moistens the rice. A bite of hot rice before light angelica soup makes the broth's faint sweetness clearer and supplies the meal's staple.
Angelica Catfish
Smooth scaleless catfish skin is thick, silky, and gelatinous; flesh is tender without obvious earthiness or fishiness, carrying only mild angelica. The herbal aroma, salt, and sweetness remain calm. A little surface oil never becomes cloying, making the skin-flesh contrast approachable even for those wary of strong herbal soup.
Herbal Pork Ribs
Bone-in meat has a noticeable bone ratio and firm texture for slow eating. Though dark in color, the broth is light with a natural sweet finish and no aggressive herbal hit. Dedicated rib sauce adds focused savor after tasting the broth plain.
First-time catfish diners should taste flesh and skin separately, then use a little catfish sauce. Choose ribs for familiar meat texture and use rib sauce selectively. Both broths are mild, so Mushroom Minced-Pork Rice adds fullness. Carry the bowl to the cart for refills.
- Location:Around Desheng Street in Luzhou Temple Night Market, with the stall opposite the street number.
- Transport:Take the metro to Sanmin Senior High School and walk to the night market.
- Highlights:More than forty years in business, now passed to the second generation.
- Pairing:Mushroom Minced-Pork Rice with light angelica soup.
- Reminder:Catfish and pork-rib sauces are separate; carry your bowl to the cart for a refill.
📌 Editor's verdict
盧記藥燉排骨 (Lu Ji Herbal Pork Ribs) makes traditional night-market herbal soup approachable. Angelica Catfish combines tender flesh and silky skin; Herbal Pork Ribs pair bone-in chew with lightly sweet broth; Mushroom Minced-Pork Rice adds rice and meat aroma. Rather than relying on heavy Chinese herbs, the stall keeps a clean, non-greasy rhythm and is a representative place to warm up while exploring Luzhou Temple Night Market.
