At the table
Break the pork into bites and eat with the rice and sauce. Remove any bamboo pin holding skin and meat together before eating; ask for help if needed.
Contains pork and soy; soy sauce may contain wheat. Some braises add clams, so ask if shellfish matters.
Pork cuts and seasonings vary. Sugarcane, maltose or rock sugar may sweeten the braise. Pickles, bamboo shoots and eggs may be separate side orders.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Pork cuts and seasonings vary. Sugarcane, maltose or rock sugar may sweeten the braise. Pickles, bamboo shoots and eggs may be separate side orders.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Rich savory-sweet soy flavor.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft skin and fat around tender lean pork, with separate rice grains.
- How it’s made
- Skin-on pork is slowly braised with soy seasoning; scallion, garlic and sweeteners vary by shop.
Pork cuts and seasonings vary. Sugarcane, maltose or rock sugar may sweeten the braise. Pickles, bamboo shoots and eggs may be separate side orders.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Taiwan.
About this regional connection
Taiwan: Changhua's version makes the large skin-on pork piece the focus. The combination links the region's pork and rice foods, with each shop giving its braise a different balance of sweetness and savoriness.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有彰化爌肉饭吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A whole piece of pork, a bowl of rice
Changhua's version makes the large skin-on pork piece the focus. The combination links the region's pork and rice foods, with each shop giving its braise a different balance of sweetness and savoriness.