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Pork is the default meat in China. The Chinese word for "meat" is 肉 (rou4), and if the name of a dish contains 肉 without specifying what kind of meat it is (i.e. 牛肉 (niu2 rou4, beef) then 99% of the time, the meat used is pork. Click here for a printable copy of this guide.
	青椒炒肉丝	qing1 jiao1 chao3 rou4 si1	In Green Pepper Pork Strings, pork is stir-fried with green bell peppers or green hot peppers depending on the cook's interpretation of "green pepper." To give it a kick, ask them to add dried hot peppers (加干辣椒 jia1 gan1 la4 jiao1).
	鱼香肉丝	yu2 xiang1 rou4 si1	"Smells Like Fish Pork" is a sweet and moderately spicy Sichuan pork dish cooked with wood ear mushroom and green hot peppers. Don't let the name fool you. This dish, if cooked properly, does not taste anything like fish.
	糖醋排骨	tang2 cu4 pai2 gu3	The Chinese eat their ribs diced up into small pieces and Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs is no exception. In this sweet dish, the rib meat is served along with taro (pictured) or potato.
	咕老肉	gu1 lao3 rou4	A dish which is popular around the world, Sweet and Sour Pork, can be found throughout many regions of China. Cutlets of pork are deep fried, taken out of the wok, and then stir-fried along with potatoes and a sweet, ketchupy sauce. It's then often topped with scallions It makes a great choice for those who are not too eager to dabble into anything too unfamiliar.
	荔枝肉	li4 zhi1 rou4	Fuzhou's famous "Litchi Pork" is actually not made with any litchi at all. However, its sweet flavor might remind you of eating fruit. Cutlets of pork are fried and then served in a thick, sweet, sauce with potatoes. The secret ingredient is sugar, lots of it. Litchi Pork is generally only served in Fuzhou restaurants, but if you want to try it elsewhere, try 菇老肉 (pictured above). They ain't all that different.
	红烧肉	hong2 shao1 rou4	Although it's not technically cooked in the style of Hunan cuisine "Mao-Style Red Cooked Pork" is proudly served in Hunan restaurants because it is the legendary favorite dish of Hunan's most famous resident, Mao Zedong. Unlike the dry spicy dishes definitive of Hunan cuisine, in "Mao Style Red Cooked Pork" slices of pork fat are cooked with potatoes and brown sugar in a thick, sweet sauce without any spicy flavoring. Mao-Style Red Cooked Pork can also be found in many non-Human restaurants too.
	回锅肉	hui2 guo1 rou4	The Chinese are much obliged to eat pork fat and "Twice Cooked Pork" is one big reason why. In this Sichuan dish, slices of pork gristle, along with a little bit of lean meat are cooked with hot peppers and onions in a sweet sauce.
	叉烧肉	cha1 shao1 rou4	Cantonese style pork. This is the sweet meat that you see hanging up in the windows next to the upside down ducks. It can be found in virtually any Cantonese restaurant, but is not very common in non-Cantonese establishments.
	京酱肉丝	jing1 jiang4 rou4 si1	Beijing food is characterized by thick, brown sauces with strong flavor. For a taste of this, try Jingjiang Pork, thin cuts of pork topped with white onions. It sometimes comes with Chinese bread or pancakes to make a wrap out of.
	葱爆肉片	cong1 bao4 rou4 pian4	There ain't much in life simpler than good ol' Pork and Onions.
	木须肉	mu4 xu1 rou4	"Moo Shoo Pork" Thin slices of pork with egg, cucumber and wood ear mushroom. Sorry, it doesn't come with pancakes, like it does in the US.
	笋干炒肉丝	sun2 gan1 chao3 rou4 si1	Bamboo is not only for pandas. People can eat it too! For something unique, try Dried and Processed Baby Bamboo Shoots with Pork. If you like spicy food ask for it with hot peppers (加辣椒 jia1 la4 jiao1).
	梅菜扣肉	mei2 cai4 kou4 rou4	Pork fat cooked with sour processed vegetables
	青椒炒腊肉	qing1 jiao1 chao3 la4 rou4	La rou is probably the closest thing you will find in Chinese cuisine to bacon. In this dish it is chopped up and cooked with green peppers.
	泡椒炒肉丝	pao4 jiao1 chao3 rou4 si1	Banana Peppers are not as commonly used as the typical Sichuan hot peppers, and they pack a different kind of spice. To find out for yourself, sample "Banana Pepper Pork Strings."
	宫保肉丁	gong1 bao3 rou2 ding1	Kung Pao Pork is the equivalent of Kung Pao chicken, but cooked with pork instead of chicken. It's not a traditional Chinese dish so few places will have it on the menu, but they can often make it for you specially if you ask.
	锅包肉	guo1 bao1 rou4	(Northeastern) Boneless battered pork steaks cooked in a thick sweet sauce
	狮子头	shi1 zi3 tou2	"Lion Heads" are not actually the meat of nature's most feared carnivore. Rather they are the Chinese take on meat balls, which of course are made out of pork.