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Definition
Chinese cured pork belly; pork belly meat preserved and dried in a traditional way.
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How it's used
Associated primarily with winter and the lead up to the Lunar New Year, this ingredient is a staple in Cantonese home cooking. It is rarely eaten on its own, usually steamed or stir fried with vegetables or rice to allow its concentrated, salty fat to season the other ingredients. The term specifically refers to the cured pork belly, distinct from the leaner 臘腸 or the liver based 膶腸.
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We bought a lot of preserved pork belly for Chinese New Year this year.
Do you like eating claypot rice with preserved pork belly?
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Common phrases
preserved pork belly claypot rice
steamed preserved pork belly
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with fresh pork belly, which is simply called 五花腩. Using 臘肉 in a dish that requires fresh meat will result in an extremely salty and tough meal.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
