猪皮 (zhūpí) · pigskin, pork rind, pig leather

Meanings

1 pigskin
2 pork rind
3 pig leather

About the ingredient

Sold with the bristles singed off and the fat scraped away. Long boiling makes it soft and chewy and draws out its collagen, which sets into a jelly eaten cold and melts into the soup inside soup dumplings.

Also called 肉皮

Used in 5 dishes

小笼包 xiǎolóngbāo

杭三鲜 Hángsānxiān

灌汤包 guàntāngbāo

蟹黄汤包 xièhuáng tāngbāo

车仔面 chēzǎimiàn

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

这双鞋是用猪皮做的。

Zhè shuāng xié shì yòng zhūpí zuò de.

These shoes are made of pigskin.

HSK 5

炸猪皮是一道下酒菜。

Zhá zhūpí shì yí dào xiàjiǔcài.

Fried pork rinds are a popular drinking snack.

Tips

culture

Two main uses: cuisine (猪皮冻 "pork-skin aspic," 炸猪皮 "crispy pork rinds" - popular in Northern Chinese and Cantonese cooking) and material (cheap leather for shoes/bags, considered lower-grade than 牛皮 cowhide).