扣肉 (kòuròu) · steamed pork belly, kourou

Measure Word

一碗扣肉 wǎn

Meanings

1 steamed pork belly
2 kourou

Made with

About the dish

Thick slices of fatty pork belly with the skin on, steamed in a bowl over preserved mustard greens or taro, then turned out onto the plate skin side up. Very soft, rich and slightly sweet.

Characters

扣

kòu

to invert; to place face-down

肉

ròu

meat; pork

Examples

HSK 5

梅菜扣肉是广东名菜。

Méicài kòuròu shì Guǎngdōng míngcài.

Pork belly steamed with preserved mustard greens is a famous Cantonese dish.

HSK 7-9

她做的扣肉入口即化。

Tā zuò de kòuròu rùkǒu jí huà.

The kourou she makes melts in your mouth.

Tips

culture

The name 扣 means 'to invert' - slabs of pork belly are arranged face-down in a bowl over a bed like 梅菜 (preserved mustard greens) or 芋头 (taro), steamed for hours, then flipped onto a plate, so the glossy skin ends up on top. A banquet classic across Guangdong, Hunan, and Jiangxi.