Foodies in China have been reportedly flocking to an unlikely destination - a funeral home - after its noodles went viral on social media. The dish is catered to customers of the Erlong Funeral Home in the southwestern province of Guizhou.

Foodies are reportedly posing as mourners just so they can taste a funeral home’s food, after their dishes went viral. The home in southwestern China’s Guizhou province has unexpectedly become a hotspot after its canteen’s noodle dish was popularised on social media.

The South China Morning Post reports hundreds of people are flocking to a funeral home in southeast China just to try to the noodles — and are pretending to be part of funeral parties to do it, as the funeral home is not a restaurant.

A funeral home in China went viral for its highly praised noodle dish, attracting food lovers who pretended to be mourners to gain access.