Crispy Roast Pork

Crispy Roast Pork (Simplified Chinese: 烧肉; Traditional Chinese: 燒肉; Pinyin: Shāo ròu; Cantonese: siu yuk), also called crispy pork belly, is Cantonese roast pork with blistered crackling skin and seasoned meat—central to Siu Mei counters with Char Siu and Roast Goose.

Characteristics

The prized contrast is shatteringly crisp skin over juicy layered belly. Seasoning is savory with five-spice and salt; meat is less sweet-glazed than Char Siu.

Ingredients (overview)

Pork belly, salt, five-spice or related rubs, vinegar or scalding steps to prepare skin for crackling, roasting until skin puffs. Technique details vary by shop.

History and culture

A visual and culinary staple of Hong Kong Food and Guangdong siu mei shops. Together with Soy Sauce Chicken, Char Siu, and Roast Goose, it completes the classic roast-meat window.

Serving and variations

Chopped with mustard or hoisin-style dips, over rice, or in noodle shops. See Siu Mei and Hong Kong Food.

See also

• Siu Mei
• Char Siu
• Roast Goose
• Soy Sauce Chicken
• Hong Kong Food
• Guangdong Food
• List of dishes (A-Z)