Eating in China
A clean deep reddish-brown pork liver with a few slices showing its fine texture.

Pork liver

猪肝Zhūgān

Pork liver, an offal cut.

Type
Meat

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

The liver of a pig, used together with intestine in chaogan.

In the kitchen

Cooked in chaogan.

Distinct from pork lung and other organs. Chaogan is a prepared dish, not a synonym for liver.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有猪肝吗?

Does this dish contain Pork liver?

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