Pork

🇨🇳China

Red-Braised Pork Belly

红烧肉

Cubes of skin-on pork belly caramelised in sugar then braised in soy, rice wine and spices until the fat is translucent and the sauce is a syrup.

🇳🇴Norway

Ribbe (Pork Belly)

Julekrydret ribbe

A Norwegian Christmas dish of roasted pork belly with crispy crackling, served with sauerkraut, meatballs, sausages, potatoes, and gravy. An Eastern Norway festive icon, a Christmas Eve tradition, a national and family classic.

🇨🇿Czech Republic

Roast Pork Knee

Vepřové koleno

Slow-roasted pork knuckle with crackling, a beloved Czech pub feast.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Roast Pork Knuckle

Bravčové koleno

Whole pork knuckle brined, boiled in beer and roasted until the skin crackles, served with horseradish, mustard and a knife stuck in the bone.

🇰🇮Kiribati

Roast Suckling Pig

A whole young pig is seasoned and roasted for a Kiribati feast, producing crisp skin and rich, tender meat.

🇲🇴Macao

Roast Suckling Pig

Leitão assado no forno

Leitão assado no forno is Portuguese roast suckling pig, slow-roasted until the skin is crisp and the meat is tender.

🇵🇹Northern Portugal, Portugal

Rojões

Minho braised pork pieces, often served with potatoes.

🇷🇴Romania

Romanian Cabbage Rolls

Sarmale

Minced pork and rice rolled in whole leaves of barrel-soured cabbage and simmered for hours with smoked pork and tomato, served with polenta and sour cream.

🇷🇴Romania

Romanian Schnitzel

Șnițel

Thin pork or veal escalope breaded and pan-fried golden, the Romanian take on the Austrian schnitzel, served with potatoes and lemon.

🇩🇪Thuringia, Germany

Rostbrätel

Rostbrätel is a Thuringian pork neck steak marinated with onion and mustard, then grilled until charred at the edges.

🇩🇪Germany

Schlesisches Himmelreich

Schlesisches Himmelreich combines smoked pork with dried fruit, gingerbread spice and a sweet-sour sauce.

🇨🇦Atlantic Canada, Canada

Scrunchions

Salted fatback pork cut into small chunks and fried until crispy, traditional Newfoundland condiment.

🇺🇦Ukraine

Shkvarky

Шкварки

Shkvarky are crisp pork cracklings made by frying salo and served as a topping for varenyky, halushky, potatoes, and bread.

🇯🇵Japan

Shogayaki

生姜焼き

Shogayaki, thin pork loin fried in ginger, soy and mirin, is one of the most-cooked Japanese home and teishoku dishes.

🇨🇳Beijing, China

Shredded Pork in Sweet Bean Sauce

京酱肉丝

Pork slivers stir-fried in sweet fermented flour sauce, piled on shredded spring onion and rolled into thin tofu-skin sheets at the table.

🇩🇪North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Siegerländer Krüstchen

Siegerländer Krüstchen is a breaded pork cutlet on rye toast, covered with gravy and a fried egg.

🇧🇹Bhutan

Sikam Paa

སིག་ཀམ་པ།

Pork dried in strips over the winter and then fried with chilli and radish, chewy and intensely porky.

🇵🇭Pampanga, Philippines

Sizzling Pork Face

Sisig

A Kapampangan dish of chopped pig head and ears seasoned with calamansi, chilies, and onions, served sizzling.

🇰🇷South Korea

Sliced Boiled Meat

편육

Pork or beef boiled until tender, then pressed and sliced thinly, served with a spicy gochujang or salted shrimp dip, a classic jokbal companion.

🇭🇷Croatia

Smoked Pork

Buncek

Smoked pork meat, often used in cooking, a traditional ingredient in continental cuisine, adds smoky flavor to stews and soups, versatile.

🇮🇹Parma, Italy

Spalla Cotta di San Secondo

Spalla cotta

A cooked pork shoulder specialty from Parma's food territory, served warm in thick, fragrant slices.

🇺🇸Hawaii, United States

Spam

The canned, spiced pork shoulder — a wartime staple that became a Hawaiian and Pacific island favorite.

🇭🇰Hong Kong

Steamed Pork Ribs with Black Bean

豉汁排骨

Dim sum spareribs: pork ribs steamed with black beans, chilli and garlic.

🇭🇺Hungary

Stefania Szelet

Stefánia szelet

Meatloaf with hard-boiled eggs.

🇩🇰Denmark

Stegt flæsk

Denmark's national dish: crispy fried pork belly strips served with boiled potatoes and parsley sauce (persillesovs). A hearty and beloved classic, a national icon, a comfort and daily dish.

🇩🇪Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Stuffed Pork Stomach

Pfälzer Saumagen

Stuffed pork stomach from the Palatinate, filled with potatoes, pork, and spices, then sliced and fried.

🇭🇷Croatia

Suckling Pig

Odojak

Whole young pig roasted on a spit, crispy skin and tender meat, a festive dish for special occasions and celebrations.

🇮🇳Assam, India

Sunga gahori

সুঙা গাহৰি

Pork and rice are seasoned, packed into a bamboo tube, and cooked over heat in Assam.

🇨🇳Guangdong, China

Sweet and Sour Pork

咕噜肉

Battered pork cubes fried twice and tossed in a sauce of vinegar, sugar and preserved plum with pineapple and bell pepper.

🇨🇳China

Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs

糖醋排骨

Short rib pieces braised and then reduced in sugar, black vinegar and soy until the sauce lacquers each one.

🇵🇪San Martín, Peru

Tacacho con Cecina

Mashed green plantains mixed with pork lard, served with smoked cecina pork and regional chorizo. An Amazon favorite.

🇦🇷Argentina

Tamal

An Andean tamal of corn dough (or crushed dried corn) mixed with squash, filled with spiced pork or beef, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed. A northwest Argentine classic.

🇨🇺Cuba

Tamal en Hoja

A Cuban corn tamale wrapped in corn husks with pork and spices, a daily and festive classic

🇻🇳Southern Vietnam, Vietnam

Thit Kho

Thịt kho

Caramelized pork belly simmered in coconut water with fish sauce, sugar, and hard-boiled eggs, a quintessential Vietnamese home-cooked dish.

🇻🇳Northern Vietnam, Vietnam

Thịt đông (Vietnamese Pork Aspic)

Thịt đông

Thit dong, pork set in its own jelly and eaten cold at Tet, is a named northern festival dish.

🇹🇴Tonga

Tongan Lu Puaka

Lū puaka

Fresh pork, onion, and coconut cream wrapped in young taro leaves and cooked slowly in an umu, the pork fat enriching the soft leaf parcel.