Dishes
Braised pork belly with taro
芋頭扣肉
Also called: 扣肉 · 芋頭筍絲扣肉
Pork belly steamed with taro in a bowl and turned out onto a plate. The Jiaxian version adds shredded bamboo shoots.
Photo: bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Photo: Singzy, CC BY 2.0How it is made
The meat is steamed until fully cooked, then the bowl is turned upside down onto a plate. That last step is what 扣 refers to.
How to eat it
A dish for the table, with rice.
In Kaohsiung
Jiaxian is famous for taro and bamboo shoots. At Syan Syang, which has served mountain dishes there since 1971, Michelin recommends the version braised with taro and shredded bamboo shoots.
Where to eat it in Kaohsiung
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