At the table
Pick up individual strips with chopsticks. Taste before adding pepper salt or a dip.
Ask about egg, wheat and soy in the batter and marinade, and whether extra pepper salt is added. Contains pork and commonly egg, wheat and soy; not vegetarian or vegan.
Pork cuts and batter formulas vary. Gaozha, another Yilan fritter, is a different dish.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Pork cuts and batter formulas vary. Gaozha, another Yilan fritter, is a different dish.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory meat and seasoning.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Crisp coating around tender meat.
- How it’s made
- Marinate pork strips with soy sauce, pepper and five-spice; coat in egg, flour and sugar batter, then deep-fry.
Pork cuts and batter formulas vary. Gaozha, another Yilan fritter, is a different dish.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Taiwan.
About this regional connection
Taiwan: Association does not imply exclusive origin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有卜肉吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Yilan battered pork strips
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Bu rou is a familiar Yilan specialty. Local explanations of its name differ, but the dish is consistently associated with frying strips of pork.