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A funeral company in the province of Guizhou in the southwest of China has unexpectedly become a gourmet hotspot after the pasta dish of its canteen has become viral on social media.

The canteen in the Erlong burial company for grieving families serves inexpensive, but apparently delicious pasta, especially a version that is crowned with chopped pork and peanuts.

Gourmets pretended to be mourners from the canteen because they are not accessible to the public.

The rice noodles for breakfast and late at night have become so popular that the waiting times now reach an hour, reported local media.

The enthusiasm began after a local blogger shared in February that his mother had brought him there to eat.

“At first I hesitated because it is quite far from the city center, but my mother was relentless,” he said. “After trying the rice noodles, I found them absolutely delicious.”

“Many people rave about our rice noodles because our chefs are exceptionally sent” south China Morning post. “We only use fresh ingredients, our broth is cooked with pork bones for hours, and our chilli sauces come from a secret recipe.”

Although the court has significant income, an employee in the canteen initially said that they had no plans for the public.

However, the BBC later reported that the funeral company would offer 50 shells of the pasta to some members of the public on their premises, provided that they did not bother real mourners.

Videos that show the coveted rice noodles and the long queues in the funeral home have collected over five million views on a large Chinese social media platform.

“Your chefs could found a restaurant alone and call it a funeral home Rice Noodles,” wrote a user on Xiaohongshu.

“My friend says that the food in this funeral company is so good. The queue for food is longer than the queue to put flowers for the deceased, ”said another.

“I couldn't eat the pasta because my friend's mother knew anyone who held a funeral service.”

The unexpected dining eye has triggered a flood of humorous reactions, with the users joking in a place that thinks about the fleeting nature of life over a bowl for mourning and thinking about the fleeting nature of life.

On Douyin, China's version of Tikkok, a user published a photo of the tickets of the dining room and a picture of a crowd that was waiting for food in line. “I heard that the noodles were very good here,” they wrote according to the BBC. “I thought about how short life was and got another bowl.”