Crisp pork, surou (Chinese: 酥肉) or xiaosurou is a common street food in China. Typically, it consists of fatty rib meat coated in a batter containing eggs and is subsequently deep-fried.[1]

Crisp pork
Sichuan style crisp pork with chili powder
Alternative namesSurou, xiaosurou
Place of originChina
Main ingredientsPork, batter

In Sichuan, it is very common to have crisp pork with hot pot.[2] In Shanxi, crispy pork is one of the "three Shanxi-style steamed dishes".[3] Fried purple crispy pork from Henan is a local specialty, one of the "Eight Big Bowls" in Xun County and Qi County, Hebi.[4] Crispy pork is one of the "Nine Big Bowls" in Shaanxi.[5] In Minnan and Taiwan, there is also pork tenderloin marinated in vinegar before frying, called "vinegar pork".[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Dunlop, Fuchsia (2019-10-03). The Food of Sichuan. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5266-1786-6.
  2. ^ "火锅店利润小吃之一,小酥肉,不容错过的灵魂美味!_朝天门火锅「唯一官网」_火锅加盟_重庆火锅店加盟_火锅连锁品牌". 3g.ctmcq.com. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
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  4. ^ 汪莉絹. "浚縣八大碗 體現農村辦桌文化". 聯合晚報. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  5. ^ 夢芝 (2018-02-28). 舌尖上的中國 古鎮篇 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 崧博出版事業有限公司. ISBN 978-957-735-395-5.
  6. ^ "闽南传统小吃醋肉:外酥里嫩飘醋香惹人爱". 泉州晚报. 2016-05-26. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-26.