Guilin tea house a big draw in Paris

As tourists flocked to Paris during the recent Olympics, Cui Yuelin, the owner of a Chinese tea house in the city's 9th district, found herself noticeably busier.

Cui's T'Xuan tea house specializes in Chinese desserts such as mango pancakes, grass jelly, red bean mochi and matcha pudding. But it's the shop's signature Guilin rice noodles that truly set it apart.

The Guilin rice noodles at T'Xuan are a culinary marvel, featuring rice noodles topped with braised beef, stewed pork, pickled bamboo shoots, pickled radishes, scallions, chiles and other condiments. The tea house has been featured in reports by multiple French media outlets, and has also been included in books by renowned Parisian food writers.