卤肉饭 (lǔròufàn) · braised pork rice, lu rou fan

Measure Word

一碗卤肉饭 wǎn

Meanings

1 braised pork rice
2 lu rou fan

Made with

五花肉 wǔhuāròu 大米 dàmǐ 红葱头 hóngcōngtóu 酱油 jiàngyóu 五香粉 wǔxiāngfěn 鸡蛋 jīdàn

About the dish

Rice topped with finely chopped pork belly braised in soy sauce, rice wine and five-spice with fried shallots, rich, fatty and slightly sweet. Often comes with a braised egg and pickled radish.

Usually contains egg

Characters

卤

lǔ

to braise in soy sauce

Examples

HSK 6

这家店的卤肉饭肥瘦比例刚刚好。

Zhè jiā diàn de lǔròufàn féi shòu bǐlì gānggāng hǎo.

The fat-lean ratio of this shop's lu rou fan is just right.

HSK 7-9

去台北一定要吃一碗正宗的卤肉饭。

Qù Táiběi yídìng yào chī yì wǎn zhèngzōng de lǔròufàn.

When you visit Taipei you must have a bowl of authentic lu rou fan.

Tips

culture

卤肉饭 is Taiwan's signature comfort dish: minced pork belly braised with soy sauce, rice wine, shallots and five-spice, ladled over rice. It's the Taiwanese counterpart to Japan's 牛丼 in everyday-food iconic status.