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Origin
Ji'nan, Shandong Province — considered one of the finest examples of Shandong (Lu) cuisine's technically demanding preparations
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Description
Jiu zhuan da chang (nine-turn large intestine): one of the iconic dishes of Lu (Shandong) cuisine — pork intestine cleaned meticulously, blanched, then fried and braised in a sweet-sour-salty sauce. Named for the nine processing steps required to transform the raw intestine into an edible, flavoursome dish. The intestine must be impeccably cleaned — any residue ruins the dish.
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The Thread
—French andouillette (pork intestine sausage)
—Korean gopchang (grilled intestines)
—Italian trippa alla Romana (Roman tripe)
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Flavour Context
Sweet-sour, deeply savoury, spiced, with the rich offal depth of properly prepared intestine
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