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Sweet and Sour Pork — traditional dish from Guangdong, China
Main course Meat

Food Flavour DNA

Nutritional Values

🔥900kcal
💪28gProtein
🌾70gCarbs
🥑55gFat
🌿4gFibre
⚖️400 gServing

* Per serving · 400 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten 🫘 Soy

Sweet and Sour Pork

How to order / say it
Say it 咕嚕肉 — [goo lo yuk]
Order I'd like the sweet and sour pork, please.
Locally 我想要咕嚕肉，謝謝。
Say locally

Crispy pork pieces in a tangy sweet and sour sauce.

Why try it?

Sweet and Sour Pork epitomizes the color and flavor contrast that defines Cantonese cuisine, elevating an everyday ingredient through dynamic seasoning. It represents the culinary creativity of Hong Kong.

How it tastes

The dish is characterized by tender, crispy pork enrobed in a vibrant, zesty sauce, with a balance of sweetness and tanginess crowned with pineapple and bell peppers.

Origin & History — first documented: 1900

Originating in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), this dish fused ancient cooking with colonial ideas and emerged as one of the favorite dishes in Chinese takeout worldwide.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥩 400 g pork loin
  • 100 g pineapple
  • 🥕 100 g bell pepper
  • 🍋 50 ml vinegar
  • 🍯 80 g sugar
  • 🥣 3 tbsp soy sauce

Method

  1. 1 Cut pork into bites and marinate with soy sauce.
  2. 2 Deep-fry pork until golden brown.
  3. 3 Cook sauce with vinegar, sugar, and water.
  4. 4 Toss pork with sauce, pineapple, and peppers.

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