At the table
Share the pot using a serving spoon or chopsticks. Transfer a little pork, cabbage, noodles and broth to your bowl and let them cool; add dip to taste.
Contains pork. Optional dips may contain sesame, soy or wheat; some recipes add dried shrimp or cooking wine. Check the preparation and beware of the hot pot and broth.
The representative broth has no chili. Sesame paste, chive-flower paste, fermented tofu and chili oil are optional dip ingredients, not a fixed mixture in every pot.
For a child who can chew the meat and noodles, offer small cooled pieces with noodles cut shorter and chili dip omitted. Check the seasoning and allergens.
Recipes vary. Ask the restaurant about ingredients and serving before you order.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Home versions may use thicker starch noodles, pork-bone broth and extra aromatics. Dipping sauces vary.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory pork broth and tangy cabbage; optional dips add sesame, fermented tofu, chive-flower paste or chili.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft thin pork slices, tender cabbage and slippery glass noodles.
- How it’s made
- Boil pork belly, slice it thinly, then gently simmer it over sour cabbage and glass noodles in a clay pot with the reserved broth.
Home versions may use thicker starch noodles, pork-bone broth and extra aromatics. Dipping sauces vary.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Beijing.
About this regional connection
Beijing: Beijing dish and Shaguoju association supported by exact municipal tourism and government pages; not an exclusive origin claim.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有砂锅白肉吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
The old restaurant lineage behind Beijing clay-pot white pork
Shaguoju’s Beijing lineage dates to 1741, and shaguo bairou is one of its signature clay-pot dishes. The pork is simmered with Chinese cabbage and glass noodles, part of the restaurant’s traditional official-household cuisine.
