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Origin
Wuxi, Jiangsu Province — Wuxi cuisine is the sweetest expression of Jiangnan cooking; the ribs are the defining dish
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Description
Wuxi pao gu (Wuxi pork spareribs): the sweet-dominant braised pork ribs of Jiangsu cuisine — braised in soy, Shaoxing wine, rock sugar, and aromatics until tender and lacquered. Wuxi cuisine is the sweetest expression of Jiangnan cooking. The sauce is extremely sweet by any other regional standard. Served with the thick, sweet sauce poured over.
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The Thread
—Shanghainese hong shao rou (less sweet version)
—Taiwanese lu rou (braised pork — sweeter profile)
—Korean galbi jjim (sweet-savoury braised short ribs)
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Flavour Context
Intensely sweet, deeply savoury, tender — the sweetest mainstream Chinese braise; a Jiangsu culinary identity statement
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