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Origin
Shanghai/Jiangnan — the sweeter, wine-forward pork braise that defines Eastern Chinese cooking
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Description
Shanghai hong shao rou: pork belly braised in equal parts soy and Shaoxing wine with rock sugar, producing a rich, lacquered red-brown finish. Sweeter than Sichuan or Hunan versions; the rock sugar glazes the meat with a caramel sheen. The definitive Jiangnan comfort dish.
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The Thread
—Zhejiang Dongpo rou (same tradition, slightly different method)
—Taiwanese lu rou fan (braised pork rice)
—Korean dwaeji galbi jjim (braised pork ribs)
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Flavour Context
Sweet, wine-rich, deeply savoury, lacquered red-brown — the Jiangnan benchmark for braised pork
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