把子肉, photo 1 of 2
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济南把子肉和肉丸子
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Suginami
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Bazirou in pot at Chao Yi Xing, Caoqiao, Beijing (20231209134141)
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N509FZ
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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把子肉

bǎziròu
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Jinan braised pork belly

About the dish

鲁菜 Shandong · 热菜 Hot dish

A thick slab of pork belly, tied with string and braised in soy sauce until very soft, served over rice with its dark sauce. Fatty and savoury. Shops also sell braised eggs, tofu and peppers to add.

Examples

HSK 7-9
Bǎziròu shì yí dà kuài wǔhuāròu, yòng shéngzi kǔn zhe dùn.
Jinan braised pork belly is a big slab of pork belly, tied with string and braised.
HSK 7-9
Jǐnán rén zhōngwǔ cháng chī bǎziròu pèi mǐfàn, zài jiā yí ge lǔdàn.
At lunchtime, people in Jinan often have braised pork belly over rice, with a braised egg on the side.

Tips

usage
把子 here is a bundle tied with a cord, read bǎ, not bà: each slab is tied with a strip of straw or string.

Stroke Order

把 bǎ
子 zǐ
肉 ròu