Cantonese Char Siu
China · East Asia
- Short description
- This roast-pork preparation is known for a lacquered sweet-savory surface and tender slices.
- Ingredients
- Pork glazed with maltose or honey, soy sauce, hoisin, five-spice, rice wine, garlic, and served with rice or buns.
- Cultural note
- Shop displays and rice plates helped make the smoky, glazed meat recognizable well beyond its home barbecue tradition.
- Common misconception
- The red color is not always from heavy dye; glaze, seasoning, and roasting also shape the look.
image credit
- creator:
- Fumikas Sagisavas
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC0 1.0
- modified:
- Resized and re-encoded for Gochizu; used as a license-safe no-logo visual approximation.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.