Eating in China
Pork brain ingredient on a plain plate.

Pork brain

猪脑Zhūnǎo

Pig brain used as soft offal, with a jelly-like texture when cooked this way.

Type
Meat

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Pig brain used as soft offal, with a jelly-like texture when cooked this way.

In the kitchen

Guiyang griddled brain.

In the Guiyang and Anshun preparation, it is cooked in a cabbage leaf before seasoning. This organ is distinct from firmer muscle meat and coagulated blood.

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这道菜里有猪脑吗?

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