Comments on: Chinese Pork Belly Bun (Rou Jia Mo, 肉夹馍)

By: Gilda

Gilda — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 15:14:51 +0000

Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe! I made the buns from scratch as well as the meat and sauce. This is the sauce I’ve been looking for for years. The taste is just one of a kind. I will be making my own flat bread from now on. Xie xie Maggie.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 04:37:34 +0000

Maggie- love your blog and meticulously detailed recipes. Turned this dish into an Asian “French dip” — put meat in soft French loaves with some pickled onions. Diluted braising liquid a bit in a small bowl with some chicken broth (though I imagine water would be ok too) and added chopped cilantro which became my au jus dipping sauce. Had some arugula and pickled daikon and carrot tossed with light vinegar/sesame oil dressing on the side for some freshness to cut the unctuous of the the pork. Really satisfying and delicious.

By: Elle

Elle — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 02:50:40 +0000

This is my new favorite way to prepare pork belly! My husband loved it the next day as well and said next time, just braise 8lbs of it so he can have even more leftovers lol. Thank you for a wonderful recipe. We will be making this often!

By: thwoo

thwoo — Sat, 26 May 2018 13:26:28 +0000

Made this recipe yesterday and my husband LOVES it! We ate it as you illustrated with soft taco and I made a tomato salsa with it. Fantastic! And it was sooooo easy to make. Will definitely make it again for the next family party.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 22:25:58 +0000

These look like arepas!!!

By: Maëva @ Travel&Food

Maëva @ Travel&Food — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 06:52:18 +0000

Oh my Lord! I just want to dive right in.
These look DIVINE.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 13:42:28 +0000

In reply to J-Mom. I'm so glad to hear you tried the recipe and enjoyed it! It is a famous street food in China that I hope more people would like to try out. Hope you have a great day and happy cooking :)

By: J-Mom

J-Mom — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:35:53 +0000

I used different meat cuts because I couldn’t get pork belly but this was divine! My husband and I both stuffed ourselves silly because it was so hard to stop eating. After finishing the buns, my husband was still picking on the pork. Thank you for the recipe.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 04:17:37 +0000

In reply to Natalie Martinez.

Hi Natalie, I’m so glad you like this dish! It’s one of my favorite street food and it’s super famous in Beijing as well. I haven’t found a place serving this dish in Texas yet. So yes, it’s great that we can cook it in our own kitchens 🙂
Happy cooking and let me know how it turns out!

By: Natalie Martinez

Natalie Martinez — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:44:18 +0000

Thank you, Maggie! I lived in Xi’an for 4 years, and have been seriously homesick for the food of Shaanxi province lately. The only restaurant that I can find that serves it is in NY (and I’m in CA!). This was my favorite Xianese dish, so thank you so much for taking the time to develop the recipe. Big hug!!!