Minced Pork Wrapped in Lettuce (San Choi Bao)

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

 San Choi Bao 生菜包


The texture of this dish, San Choi Bao(生菜包) is excellent, combining succulent minced pork with all other kinds of vegetables you like. Best of all, it’s very healthy. A story was spread around China that Qianlong Emperor (乾隆皇帝 Ching Dynasty) also had tried and commended this dish during one of his visits to Jiangnan. Well, it’s only a legend, yet many Chinese restaurants named this dish as “Qianlong San Choi Bao” (乾隆生菜包) in their menus to attract more customers.

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