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Char siew rice Wikipedia

Char siew rice (Traditional Chinese character|Traditional Chinese: ?????????, Simplified Chinese character|Simplified Chinese: ?????????; Standard Mandarin|Mandarin Pinyin: ch??sh??o f??n; Standard Cantonese|Cantonese IPA2|ts????₅₅ s????₅₅ f??n₂₂, Jyutping: caa1 siu1 faan6, Yale romanization#Cantonese|Yale: ch?? si?? faahn; Min Nan: Char Sio Beng), also known as cha siu fan, Char siu fan, BBQ pork with rice and char siew rice, is a dish common in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and in other places where there is a sizeable Cantonese language|Cantonese-speaking community, or where there is Cantonese influence.

As its name implies, the dish is by its bare basics char siu served with plain rice. Regional variations may exist however. In Singapore, the dish is very often served in the same stall as that for the dominant Hainanese chicken rice, hence using the same chicken-flavoured rice, topped off with sliced cucumber, and always served with a choice of sauces comprising of garlic chilli and soy sauce. Upon request, it is also possible for both chicken and char siew to be served in the same dish.

In Hong Kong, the dish is almost always served at restaurants serving other BBQ or roasted meat items, such as soy sauce chicken, boiled sliced chicken, roasted pork, duck or goose. As a result cha siu is commonly served with one of these items with rice, although cha siu-only is the most popular. It is also popular to be served in lunchboxes.

Category:Cantonese cuisine
Category:Malaysian cuisine
Category:Singaporean cuisine
Category:Rice dishes
Category:Hong Kong cuisine
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Last Modified:   2005-11-07