叉烧 (chāshāo) · char siu, Cantonese barbecued pork

Meanings

1 char siu
2 Cantonese barbecued pork

Made with

猪肉 zhūròu 麦芽糖 màiyátáng 腐乳 fǔrǔ 五香粉 wǔxiāngfěn 蜂蜜 fēngmì

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 热菜 Hot dish

Strips of pork, usually shoulder, marinated in soy sauce, fermented bean curd and five-spice, glazed with maltose or honey and roasted until red and charred at the edges, then sliced. Sweet and savoury; eaten as a dish or over rice.

Usually contains soy

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

来一份叉烧饭。

Lái yí fèn chāshāo fàn.

One plate of char siu rice, please.

HSK 5

这家的蜜汁叉烧特别好吃。

Zhè jiā de mì zhī chāshāo tèbié hǎochī.

This place's honey-glazed char siu is especially good.

Tips

culture

Classic Cantonese roast meat: pork shoulder marinated in honey, five-spice, soy and hoisin, skewered on a fork (叉) and roasted (烧) over flame - the name describes the cooking method literally.