Ló͘-bah-pn̄g

{{Italic title}} {{short description|Minced pork rice dish of China and Taiwan}} {{For|Taiwanese rice dish with a large piece of braised pork|Khong bah png}} {{more citations needed|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox food | name = Ló͘-bah-pn̄g (Minced pork rice) | image = Lurou fan(Taiwanese cuisine).jpg | image_size = 300 | image_alt = Minced pork rice with other common Taiwanese dishes | caption = Minced pork rice with other common Taiwanese dishes | alternate_name = | country = Taiwan<ref name=newslens>{{cite web |last1=佳音 |first1=翁 |last2=銘宗 |first2=曹 |title=《吃的台灣史》：北部「滷肉飯」與南部「肉燥飯」差別不只在名稱，外觀不同，內容也不一樣 |url=https://www.thenewslens.com/article/158137 |website=The News Lens |date=3 November 2021 |publisher=TNL Mediagene |access-date=22 August 2023 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321005117/https://www.thenewslens.com/article/158137 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=銘宗 |first1=曹 |title=到底是「滷」肉飯還是「魯」肉飯？連米其林指南都寫錯，竟被誤認「山東菜」 |url=https://supertaste.tvbs.com.tw/food/339233 |website=時尚玩家 |date=31 October 2022 |access-date=22 August 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822140410/https://supertaste.tvbs.com.tw/food/339233 |url-status=live }}</ref> | region = Taiwan | main_ingredient = ground pork, rice }} {{Infobox Chinese | s = {{linktext|卤肉饭}} | t = {{linktext|滷肉飯}} | l = braised meat rice | p = lǔròufàn | w = lu3-jou4-fan4 | poj = ló͘-bah-pn̄g | tl = lóo-bah-pn̄g }} '''''Ló͘-bah-pn̄g''''', also called '''''bah-sò-pn̄g''''' in southern Taiwan, or translated to '''minced pork rice''' in English, is a rice dish that is commonly seen throughout Taiwan and Southern Fujian, China.<ref>Phillips, Carolyn. All Under Heaven: Recipes from the 35 Cuisines of China. Page 208. Ten Speed Press. Kindle Edition.</ref> The flavor may vary from one region to another, but the basic ingredients remain the same: ''lu rou'' pork marinated and boiled in soy sauce served on top of steamed rice. It is a type of gaifan dish.

== Etymology == thumb|Minced pork rice served with pickles 滷肉飯 has the direct meaning of "rice with braised meat." However, for several decades, many Taiwanese people have used the homophone "魯" instead of "滷". Although people still use the original character in China, "魯肉飯" has become the most common name seen in Taiwanese restaurants and street vendors. 魯 is the ancient name for the Chinese province of Shandong, which led the Taiwan edition of the Michelin Green Guide to write in April 2011 that minced pork rice originated in Shandong. In response, the Taipei City Government held a press conference requesting a revision to the Michelin guidebook to specify that it was a Taiwanese dish.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/08/30/2003512028 |title=Taipei serves up free 'luroufan' to set record straight |page=2 |work=Taipei Times |agency=with CNA |date=Aug 30, 2011 |access-date=3 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063801/http://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/08/30/2003512028 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Preparation == As the origin of the flavor, the sauce is the key to making minced pork rice. The most popular way of preparation seen in Taiwan is stir-frying the pork belly with sliced shallot in oil, and then boiling it in soy sauce. In the frying process, one may customize the flavor by adding seasonings such as sugar, rice wine, pepper and other spices. {{cn|date=October 2022}} When finished, the dark-brown meat sauce is called bah-sò (肉燥) in Southern Taiwan and ''lu rou'' (滷肉) in North and Central Taiwan, and is also served with noodles, soup, vegetables and many homemade Taiwanese dishes. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129072915/http://www.justafoodblog.com/taiwanese-braised-pork-rice/ The dish is commonly served with stir-fried vegetables and a marinated hard boiled egg on the side].</ref>

== Regional varieties == While minced pork rice is an important icon in typical Taiwanese folk cuisine, the variety of methods to customize flavors is so wide that it creates considerable differences between regions. In southern Taiwan, where people name it by the sauce "bah-sò-pn̄g (肉燥飯)" instead of the meat, minced pork rice is preferably served with pork with less fat. People in the north of Taiwan favor a greasier version of meat sauce with rice, sometimes even with glutinous rice mixed in.{{cn|date=October 2022}}

In southern Taiwan, while "bah-sò-pn̄g" is seen on the menu indicating minced pork rice, "ló͘-bah-pn̄g (滷肉飯)" remains on the very same menu, referring to another dish where braised pork belly covers the rice. The same rice with braised pork belly is known as "khòng-bah-pn̄g (焢肉飯)" in northern Taiwan.<ref name=newslens/>

<gallery widths="150px" heights="150px" mode="packed"> File:Food (40528740614).jpg File:Minced pork rice with Chinese sauerkraut bought from Wufeng.jpg File:Ló͘-bah-pn̄g of the Wang's Broth at Huaxi Street in Wanhua, Taipei 2023-04-28.jpg </gallery>

==See also== {{portal|Food}} * List of pork dishes * Taiwanese cuisine

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