蒜泥白肉 (suànní báiròu) · sliced pork belly with garlic sauce

Measure Word

一盘蒜泥白肉 pán

Meanings

1 sliced pork belly with garlic sauce

Made with

五花肉 wǔhuāròu 大蒜 dàsuàn 辣椒油 làjiāoyóu 黄瓜 huángguā

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 凉菜 Cold dish

Very thin slices of poached pork belly served cold with a dressing of mashed raw garlic, sweet soy sauce and chili oil, often over or rolled around cucumber. Fatty and strongly garlicky.

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

蒜泥白肉讲究肉片要切得薄而透明。

Suànní báiròu jiǎngjiū ròupiàn yào qiē de báo ér tòumíng.

For suanni bairou the pork must be sliced paper-thin.

HSK 7-9

夏天来一盘蒜泥白肉最开胃。

Xiàtiān lái yì pán suànní báiròu zuì kāiwèi.

A plate of suanni bairou in summer really wakes up the appetite.

Tips

culture

Classic Sichuan cold appetizer. Pork belly is poached whole, chilled, then sliced translucently thin and draped over cucumber with a sauce of mashed garlic, chili oil, soy, sugar, and a dash of vinegar. 白肉 ('white meat') refers to the unseasoned poached pork.