1/27/11

鍋包肉 guōbāoròu sweet and sour pork

Guō bāo ròu literally means "pot wrapped meat," but it tastes close to American-Chinese food's sweet and sour pork. 肉Ròu means meat. In China when you see the character 肉ròu by itself in a dish, it automatically means pork. Pork is the default meat in China, since it is so widely used in Chinese food. If the character 肉ròu is preceded by 鸡jī, it means chicken. If 肉ròu is preceded by 牛niú, it means beef. Pork can also be denoted by 肉zhūròu, literally "pig meat." 
Therefore, 鸡肉ròu = chicken, 牛肉niúròu = beef, and 猪肉zhūròu or just 肉ròu = pork.






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