烧白

燒白

shāobái

noun

Measure Word

一碗烧白 wǎn

Meanings

1 Sichuan steamed pork belly (with pickled or sweet preserved vegetables)
2 shaobai — layered pork belly slices steamed over 芽菜 or 梅菜

Characters

white (referring to the fat)

Examples

咸烧白下面铺着一层宜宾芽菜。

Xián shāobái xiàmian pū zhe yì céng Yíbīn yácài.

Savory shaobai has a layer of Yibin ya-cai underneath.

甜烧白夹着豆沙，甜糯化渣。

Tián shāobái jiā zhe dòushā, tián nuò huà zhā.

Sweet shaobai is layered with red-bean paste — sweet, sticky and melting in the mouth.

Tips

culture

烧白 is a pillar of 川菜 banquet cooking, especially at 九大碗 (nine-bowl) rural feasts in Sichuan and Chongqing. Two main variants: 咸烧白 (savory, over 芽菜) resembles Hakka 梅菜扣肉, while 甜烧白 layers pork belly with sticky rice and red-bean paste. Served belly-down in a bowl, then flipped onto the plate.

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

白 bái