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Pork heart

猪心Zhūxīn

The heart of a pig, used as an offal ingredient in savory soups and toppings such as heart-and-lung tangyuan.

Type
Meat

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

An organ distinct from pig lung, liver and intestine; it can be sliced or cut into strips for cooking.

In the kitchen

Cooked with pig lung for tangyuan broth or prepared separately as a topping.

Its position in the dish varies: it may be in the broth, topping or dumpling filling. This entry is pig heart, not a mixed offal product.

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