东坡肘子 (Dōngpō zhǒuzi) · Dongpo pork knuckle

Measure Word

一份东坡肘子 fèn

Meanings

1 Dongpo pork knuckle

Made with

肘子 zhǒuzi 泡椒 pàojiāo 豆瓣酱 dòubànjiàng 姜 jiāng 白糖 báitáng 香醋 xiāngcù

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 热菜 Hot dish

A whole pork hock simmered until the skin and fat are soft and sticky, then covered in a sauce that in Sichuan is usually sweet, sour and mildly hot. Very rich; the meat pulls easily off a large bone.

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

来四川一定要尝东坡肘子。

Lái Sìchuān yídìng yào cháng Dōngpō zhǒuzi.

When in Sichuan you must try Dongpo pork knuckle.

HSK 7-9

这盘东坡肘子肥而不腻。

Zhè pán Dōngpō zhǒuzi féi ér bú nì.

This plate of Dongpo pork knuckle is rich but not greasy.

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history

Attributed to Northern Song poet 苏轼 (known by pen name 东坡), who wrote poems about slow-braised pork while in exile. A cornerstone of Meishan Sichuan cuisine.