What is hong shao rou?
Hong shao rou · Chinese
Red-braised pork belly, slow-cooked in soy sauce, rice wine and caramelized sugar until glossy and melting.
What it tastes like
Sweet, savory and very rich, with wobbly fat and tender meat in a sticky dark sauce.
Where you’ll see it
Shanghainese and Hunan restaurants, sometimes called red-cooked pork or Chairman Mao's pork.