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樱桃肉

櫻桃肉
yīngtaoròu
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一盘樱桃肉 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 cherry pork (braised pork belly)

About the dish

苏菜 Jiangsu · 热菜 Hot dish

Small scored squares of pork belly braised in a sweet, glossy sauce coloured bright red with red yeast rice, until they look like cherries. Very sweet and fatty. Most versions contain no cherries.

Examples

HSK 3
在苏州的老饭店里，常能吃到樱桃肉。
Zài Sūzhōu de lǎo fàndiàn lǐ, cháng néng chīdào yīngtaoròu.
In Suzhou's old restaurants you can often get cherry pork.
HSK 6
樱桃肉红红亮亮的，看起来像樱桃。
Yīngtaoròu hónghóngliàngliàng de, kànqǐlai xiàng yīngtao.
Cherry pork is red and glossy and looks like cherries.

Tips

usage
There are no cherries in 樱桃肉: the name describes the small, glossy red pieces of pork.

Stroke Order

樱 yīng
桃 táo
肉 ròu