Mao's Braised Pork
红 烧肉 hóng shāo ròu
The
dish 红烧肉 hóng
shāo ròu is popularly known as Mao's
Braised Pork. 红烧 "hóng
shāo" means braised in soy sauce. The soy sauce that
is used is the dark version which is less salty than the
lighter one. The dish gets it red colour from the sugar that
has been caramelised.
红
烧肉 "hóng
shāo"
is
particularly popular in Hunan,
the province where Chairman Mao
was born in, and the city of Hangzhou 杭
州 háng
zhōu, the capital of
Zhejiang province.
Chairman Mao is said to have - at some point in his life - eaten the dish on a daily basis. An interesting Chinese quote associated with this dish is translated as such, "Men eat 红 烧肉 hóng shāo ròu to enhance their intelligence, and women their beauty."
Chairman Mao is said to have - at some point in his life - eaten the dish on a daily basis. An interesting Chinese quote associated with this dish is translated as such, "Men eat 红 烧肉 hóng shāo ròu to enhance their intelligence, and women their beauty."
Hong
Shao Rou
红烧肉 hóng shāo ròu
红烧肉 hóng shāo ròu
Hidangan popular Cina ini dikenali ramai sebagai Khinzir Tumis Mao (Pengerusi Mao Zedong). Kicap hitam digunakan untuk menumis daging. (Kicap hitam kurang masin berbanding dengan kicap putih / cair.) Warna merah hidangan ini datang daripada gula yang telah dihanguskan. Hong shao rou amat popular di wilayah Hunan di mana Pengeruri Mao dilahirkan, dan di Hangzhou, ibukota wilayah Zhejiang.
Pengerusi Mao dikatakan - pada seketika riwayat beliau - telah menikmati sajian ini setiap hari. Suatu petikan Cina yang menarik diterjemahkan seperti berikut. "Kaum lelaki makan hong shao rou untuk meninggikan kecerdasan mereka, kaum wanita makan hong shao rou untuk mempertingkatkan kecantikan mereka."
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