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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Lou Mei]]
	* [[Char Siu Rice]]		* [[Char Siu Rice]]
	* [[Cantonese Roast Duck]]		* [[Cantonese Roast Duck]]

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	'''Siu Mei''' (Simplified Chinese: 烧味; Traditional Chinese: 燒味; Pinyin: ''Shāo wèi''; Cantonese: ''siu mei'') is the Cantonese family of roasted and barbecued meats ~~displayed~~ in restaurant windows—most famously [[Char Siu]], [[Roast Goose]], roast duck, and crispy ~~pork~~.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siu_mei English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Siu Mei''' (Simplified Chinese: 烧味; Traditional Chinese: 燒味; Pinyin: ''Shāo wèi''; Cantonese: ''siu mei'') is the Cantonese family of roasted and barbecued meats hung in restaurant windows—most famously [[Char Siu]], [[Roast Goose]], roast duck, and crispy pork—central to everyday [[Hong Kong Food]] and [[Guangdong Food]] dining.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siu_mei English Wikipedia: Siu mei]</ref><ref name="localiiz">[https://www.localiiz.com/post/food-drink-history-cantonese-barbecue-siu-mei Localiiz: Cantonese barbecue history notes (checklist)]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Shared ~~traits~~ include hanging roasts, ~~shiny~~ lacquered ~~surfaces~~, and ~~chopping~~ to order over rice or noodles. Each meat ~~has~~ its own marinade and ~~cook method within~~ the same shop craft.		Shared visual cues include hanging roasts, glossy lacquered skins, and chop-to-order service over rice or noodles. Each meat keeps its own marinade and heat path inside the same shop craft: sweet-savory glazed pork strips for char siu, whole birds for goose and duck, crackling belly for roast pork. Soft texture contrast: goose is prized for crisp skin and rich fat; char siu for caramelized edges and layered fat–lean bites; crispy pork for blistered crackling over juicy meat. Soft window culture: the hanging display is both advertisement and quality signal—customers often choose by color, glaze, and cut before the cleaver lands. Soft sibling line: many counters also sell soy-sauce chicken or white-cut chicken under the broader siu-laap (烧腊) umbrella, even when those items are braised or poached rather than oven-roasted.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Varies by item: pork strips for ~~char siu,~~ whole geese or ducks, sugar/maltose glazes, five-spice, soy~~, and~~ fermented bean ~~ingredients~~. ~~See child articles~~ for ~~specifics~~.		Varies by item: pork strips or collar for [[Char Siu]]; whole geese or ducks; sugar or maltose glazes; five-spice; soy; fermented bean pastes; salt and aromatics for birds and belly. Soft oven note: traditional wood-fired pits once defined smoke and blister; many modern shops use gas or charcoal ovens under regulatory and space limits—technique still aims for even color and rendered fat. Soft glaze cue: maltose or sugar washes help skin gloss and caramelization without turning the meat into a wet braise. Soft cut evolution: restaurant writers describe older preference for very fatty belly-style char siu giving way, for many diners, to leaner collar cuts with controlled fat layering.<ref name="michelin">[https://guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/features/iconic-dish-char-siu-history-recommendation Michelin Guide Hong Kong: char siu evolution notes (checklist)]</ref> Overview only—not a recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	Siu mei shops are a visual and culinary signature of [[~~Hong Kong Food~~]] and [[~~Guangdong Food~~]]~~. Overseas Chinatowns often center roast-meat windows as community landmarks~~.		Siu mei shops are a visual and culinary signature of Cantonese cities and of overseas Chinatowns that treat roast-meat windows as community landmarks. Soft deep history: popular food writing often places Cantonese marinated barbecue in Tang–Song Guangdong trade-hub contexts and links roast-duck lineages to earlier Chinese roast traditions; such long-arc claims remain soft framing rather than a single dated invention.<ref name="localiiz" /> Soft migration: late Qing and early twentieth-century movement of Cantonese cooks into Hong Kong and Southeast Asia helped fix the hanging-roast shop as a diaspora staple. Soft Hong Kong boom: mid-twentieth-century urban growth expanded neighborhood siu-mei counters as everyday takeaway, not only banquet luxury. Soft regulatory note: food-history accounts describe limits on new deep wood-fired pit licences in late-twentieth-century Hong Kong, with surviving pit craft becoming rarer—another soft reminder that technique and regulation travel together.<ref name="johorkaki">[https://johorkaki.blogspot.com/2020/05/siu-mei-history-of-cantonese-roasts.html Johor Kaki: Cantonese roast pit notes (checklist)]</ref> Soft peer dishes: [[Cantonese Roast Duck]], [[Roast Suckling Pig]], [[Crispy Roast Pork]], and [[Soy Sauce Chicken]] sit beside char siu and goose on the same cultural map.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Meat over rice, noodles, or as combination platters. Primary child pages: [[Char Siu]], [[Roast Goose]]; related bun ~~use in [[Char Siu Bao]]~~.		Meat over rice, noodles, or as combination platters; takeaway boxes are as common as sit-down plates. Soft combo culture: “three treasures” or mixed roast plates let diners sample several meats in one order. Soft bun path: leftover or dedicated char siu fills [[Char Siu Bao]] and appears in [[Char Siu Rice]]. Soft regional spread: Singapore, Malaysia, and North American Chinatowns keep related roast counters, sometimes adjusting sweetness or cut preferences to local taste. Soft shop hierarchy: specialist goose houses, wet-market stalls, and hotel Cantonese kitchens all claim the same category with different price and presentation tiers. Primary child pages: [[Char Siu]], [[Roast Goose]]; related bun and rice uses as above.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Crispy Roast Pork]]		* [[Crispy Roast Pork]]
	* [[Soy Sauce Chicken]]		* [[Soy Sauce Chicken]]

	* [[Char Siu]]		* [[Char Siu]]
	* [[Roast Goose]]		* [[Roast Goose]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Char Siu Rice]]
			* [[Cantonese Roast Duck]]
	* [[Roast Suckling Pig]]		* [[Roast Suckling Pig]]
	* [[Crispy Roast Pork]]		* [[Crispy Roast Pork]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Roast Suckling Pig]]
	* [[Crispy Roast Pork]]		* [[Crispy Roast Pork]]
	* [[Soy Sauce Chicken]]		* [[Soy Sauce Chicken]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Crispy Roast Pork]]
			* [[Soy Sauce Chicken]]

	* [[Char Siu]]		* [[Char Siu]]

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'''Siu Mei''' (Simplified Chinese: 烧味; Traditional Chinese: 燒味; Pinyin: ''Shāo wèi''; Cantonese: ''siu mei'') is the Cantonese family of roasted and barbecued meats displayed in restaurant windows—most famously [[Char Siu]], [[Roast Goose]], roast duck, and crispy pork.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siu_mei English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Shared traits include hanging roasts, shiny lacquered surfaces, and chopping to order over rice or noodles. Each meat has its own marinade and cook method within the same shop craft.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Varies by item: pork strips for char siu, whole geese or ducks, sugar/maltose glazes, five-spice, soy, and fermented bean ingredients. See child articles for specifics.

== History and culture ==

Siu mei shops are a visual and culinary signature of [[Hong Kong Food]] and [[Guangdong Food]]. Overseas Chinatowns often center roast-meat windows as community landmarks.

== Serving and variations ==

Meat over rice, noodles, or as combination platters. Primary child pages: [[Char Siu]], [[Roast Goose]]; related bun use in [[Char Siu Bao]].

== See also ==

* [[Char Siu]]
* [[Roast Goose]]
* [[Char Siu Bao]]
* [[Hong Kong Food]]
* [[Guangdong Food]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

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