Char siu, the Glossary
Char siu is a Cantonese-style barbecued pork.[1]
Table of Contents
46 relations: Asado, Barbecue, Bibimbap, Cantonese cuisine, Cha siu bao, Cucumber, Culture of Japan, Cut of pork, Dark soy sauce, Earth oven, Fatback, Fermented bean curd, Five-spice powder, Food coloring, Gochujang, Greater China, Hainanese chicken rice, Hoisin sauce, Honey, Huangjiu, Japan, List of pork dishes, Lou mei, Maltose, Medan, Mirin, North Sumatra, Philippine asado, Pork belly, Pork loin, Ramen, Red cooking, Red yeast rice, Roast goose, Sake, Sherry, Singapore, Sinophone, Siopao, Siu mei, Siu yuk, Skewer, Soy sauce, Soy sauce chicken, Thailand, White cut chicken.
- Chinese pork dishes
- French Polynesian cuisine
- Grilled skewers
- Indonesian Chinese cuisine
- Polynesian Chinese cuisine
- Samoan cuisine
Asado
Asado is the technique and the social event of having or attending a barbecue in various South American countries: especially Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay where it is also a traditional event.
Barbecue
Barbecue or barbeque (often shortened to BBQ worldwide; barbie or barby in Australia and New Zealand) is a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that employ live fire and smoke to cook the food.
Bibimbap
Bibimbap.
Cantonese cuisine
Cantonese or Guangdong cuisine, also known as Yue cuisine, is the cuisine of Guangdong province of China, particularly the provincial capital Guangzhou, and the surrounding regions in the Pearl River Delta including Hong Kong and Macau. Char siu and Cantonese cuisine are hong Kong cuisine.
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Cha siu bao
Cha siu bao is a Cantonese baozi (bun) filled with barbecue-flavored ''cha siu'' pork. Char siu and Cha siu bao are Cantonese cuisine, Cantonese words and phrases, Chinese pork dishes, dim sum, French Polynesian cuisine, Polynesian Chinese cuisine and Samoan cuisine.
Cucumber
The cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the family Cucurbitaceae that bears cylindrical to spherical fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables.
Culture of Japan
The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world.
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Cut of pork
The cuts of pork are the different parts of the pig which are consumed as food by humans.
Dark soy sauce
In Chinese cuisine, dark soy sauce is a dark-coloured soy sauce used mainly for adding colour and flavour to dishes.
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Earth oven
An earth oven, ground oven or cooking pit is one of the simplest and most ancient cooking structures.
Fatback
Fatback is a layer of subcutaneous fat taken from under the skin of the back of a domestic pig, with or without the skin (referred to as pork rind).
Fermented bean curd
Fermented tofu (also called fermented bean curd, white bean-curd cheese, tofu cheese, soy cheese, preserved tofu or sufu) is a Chinese condiment consisting of a form of processed, preserved tofu used in East Asian cuisine. Char siu and fermented bean curd are Cantonese cuisine.
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Five-spice powder
Five-spice powder is a spice mixture of five or more spices used predominantly in almost all branches of Chinese cuisine. Char siu and five-spice powder are Cantonese cuisine.
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Food coloring
Food coloring, color additive or colorant is any dye, pigment, or substance that imparts color when it is added to food or beverages.
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Gochujang
Gochujang or red chili paste.
Greater China
"Greater China" is an ethno-linguistic term describing a geographical area sharing cultural and economic ties with the Chinese people.
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Hainanese chicken rice
Hainanese chicken rice is a dish of poached chicken and seasoned rice, served with chilli sauce and usually with cucumber garnishes. Char siu and Hainanese chicken rice are thai cuisine.
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Hoisin sauce
Hoisin sauce is a thick, fragrant sauce commonly used in Cantonese cuisine as a glaze for meat, an addition to stir fry, or as dipping sauce.
Honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees, the best-known of which are honey bees.
Huangjiu
Huangjiu is a type of Chinese rice wine most popular in the Jiangnan area.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
List of pork dishes
This is a list of notable pork dishes.
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Lou mei
Lou mei is the Cantonese name given to dishes made by braising in a sauce known as a master stock or lou sauce. The dish is known as lu wei in Taiwan. Char siu and lou mei are Cantonese cuisine and Cantonese words and phrases.
Maltose
Maltose, also known as maltobiose or malt sugar, is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose joined with an α(1→4) bond. In the isomer isomaltose, the two glucose molecules are joined with an α(1→6) bond. Maltose is the two-unit member of the amylose homologous series, the key structural motif of starch.
Medan
Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
Mirin
is a type of rice wine and a common ingredient in Japanese cooking.
North Sumatra
North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara), also called North Sumatra Province, is a province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra, just south of Aceh.
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Philippine asado
Philippine asado refers to two different Filipino braised meat dishes.
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Pork belly
Pork belly or belly pork is a boneless, fatty cut of pork from the belly of a pig.
Pork loin
Pork loin is a cut of meat from a pig, created from the tissue along the dorsal side of the rib cage.
Ramen
is a Japanese noodle dish.
Red cooking
Red cooking, also called Chinese stewing, red stewing, red braising, or flavor potting, is a slow braising Chinese cooking technique that imparts a reddish-brown coloration to the prepared food.
Red yeast rice
Red yeast rice, red rice koji (lit. 'red koji'), red fermented rice, red kojic rice, red koji rice, anka, or angkak, is a bright reddish purple fermented rice, which acquires its color from being cultivated with the mold Monascus purpureus.
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Roast goose
Roast goose is cooking goose meat using dry heat with hot air enveloping it evenly on all sides. Char siu and Roast goose are hong Kong cuisine.
Sake
Sake,, or saki, also referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran.
Sherry
Sherry (jerez) is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain.
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
Sinophone
Sinophone, which means "Chinese-speaking", typically refers to an individual who speaks at least one variety of Chinese (that is, one of the Sinitic languages).
Siopao
Siopao, is a Philippine steamed bun with various fillings.
Siu mei
Siu mei is the generic Cantonese name of meats roasted on spits over an open fire or a large wood-burning rotisserie oven. Char siu and Siu mei are Cantonese cuisine, Cantonese words and phrases and hong Kong cuisine.
Siu yuk
Siu yuk is a variety of siu mei, or roasted meat dishes, in Cantonese cuisine. Char siu and siu yuk are Cantonese cuisine, Chinese pork dishes and hong Kong cuisine.
Skewer
A skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold pieces of food together.
Soy sauce
Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermented paste of soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds.
Soy sauce chicken
Soy sauce chicken is a traditional Cantonese cuisine dish made of chicken cooked with soy sauce. Char siu and soy sauce chicken are Cantonese cuisine and hong Kong cuisine.
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Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
White cut chicken
White cut chicken or white sliced chicken is a type of siu mei. Char siu and white cut chicken are Cantonese cuisine, Hawaiian cuisine, hong Kong cuisine and Malaysian cuisine.
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See also
Chinese pork dishes
- Babi panggang
- Bak kut teh
- Cha siu bao
- Chang-Wang noodles
- Char siu
- Crisp pork
- Cui shao
- Dongpo pork
- Khòng-bah-pn̄g
- Ló͘-bah-pn̄g
- Pork chop bun
- Pork knuckles and ginger stew
- Red braised pork belly
- Siu yuk
- Spare ribs
- Steam minced pork
- Taro dumpling
- Twice-cooked pork
- Yuxiang shredded pork
French Polynesian cuisine
- Cellophane noodles
- Cha siu bao
- Char siu
- Faraoa 'ipo
- Haupia
- Li hing mui
- Lūʻau (food)
- Miti hue
- Po'e
- Poi (food)
- Spring roll
- Taioro
Grilled skewers
- Anticucho
- Arrosticini
- Char siu
- Chicken tikka
- Chuan (food)
- Churrasco
- Dak-kkochi
- Espetada
- Frigărui
- Kushiyaki
- Kyinkyinga
- Mititei
- Pig roast
- Pinchitos
- Ražnjići
- Sanjeok
- Satay
- Shashlik
- Sosatie
- Souvlaki
- Suya
- Tandoori chicken
- Yakitori
Indonesian Chinese cuisine
- Babi hong
- Babi kecap
- Babi panggang
- Bakmi
- Bakpia
- Bakso
- Bamischijf
- Beef kway teow
- Bihun goreng
- Bubur ayam
- Bubur ketan hitam
- Cap cai
- Char siu
- Chinese Indonesian cuisine
- Crab in oyster sauce
- Douchi
- Egg foo young
- Ifumi
- Jipang (food)
- Kari kapitan
- Kwetiau ayam
- Kwetiau goreng
- Lontong cap go meh
- Lumpia
- Mie ayam
- Mie bakso
- Mie goreng
- Mie kering
- Mun tahu
- Nasi tim
- Ngo hiang
- Pie tee
- Sapo tahu
- Sekba
- Siomay
- Spring roll
- Stinky tofu
- Swikee
- Tahu sumedang
- Tauco
- Wonton
Polynesian Chinese cuisine
- Cellophane noodles
- Cha siu bao
- Char siu
- Chow mein
- Egg foo young
- Fried rice
- Li hing mui
- New Zealand Chinese cuisine
- Spring roll
Samoan cuisine
- 'Ota 'ika
- 'otai
- Cellophane noodles
- Cha siu bao
- Char siu
- Coconut jam
- Coconut rice
- Li hing mui
- Limu (algae)
- Lūʻau (food)
- Miti hue
- Palola viridis
- Stichopus horrens
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char_siu
Also known as BBQ pork with rice, Barbecued pork with rice, Caa siu, Caasiu, Cantonese-styled barbecued pork, Cha shao, Cha shiu, Cha siu, Cha siu fan, Chaashuu, Char Siew, Char shiu, Char siew rice, Char siu fan, Char siu rice, Char sui, CharSiew, Charsiew rice, Charsiu, Chashao, Chashu, Chasiu, Chāshū, Xá xíu, .