I am looking for a place to buy Char Siu (叉烧) -- Chinese Roast Pork -- by the pound. Just the pork, not combined with rice or anything else.

I have tried a few Chinese restaurants, no joy, they do not sell just the plain pork.

Anybody in the Orlando area (preferably on the north side) have any ideas for me?

Have you tried the Asian Supermarkets?

https://www.google.com/search?...ceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Perhaps someplace like mei’s supermarket?

DOn't know of any up north, however there is a large Asian community and grocery stores downtown off mills and colonial one of them might have it.

https://www.orlandosentinel.co...-20190409-story.html

Don't know where you could buy it, but it doesn't look too hard to make, and it uses butt which is the cheapest cut of pork.

https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-bbq-pork-cha-siu/

IF the restaurants don't sell just the pork, find out where they get it from. Lots of times, they don't make the pork and duck in house and source it from another establishment.

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Originally posted by ArtieS:

doesn't look too hard to make

Yeah, I saw that recipe, will probably do it that way if necessary, but I thought that it would be easier to just buy it if I could find some.

Maybe Thai Blossom?

You could ask there. You might also call Sushi Eatstation. They are a local chain, have an outlet in Altamont Springs, and are big enough that they may have a central cooking facility for some of their products. Everyone I know who has eaten there loves their stuff. They came very close to leasing space in a client's building, so I know that they are locally owned.

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Sushi Eatstation

Had not heard of them, and there are two fairly close by....

I am more of a Nigiri sushi person, Tuna rolls, and a few others and they don't have Nigiri at least on the menu.

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Originally posted by ArtieS:

Sushi Eatstation. They are a local chain, have an outlet in Altamont Springs

I'll check with them. The Altamonte Springs location is about five minutes from my house; they are in the strip mall slot where The UPS Store that I use, was previously located.

The Asian grocery store/market suggestion is your best bet. Most of the large ones around here sell that and many other meats. By the pound.

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Originally posted by HRK:

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Sushi Eatstation

Had not heard of them, and there are two fairly close by....

I am more of a Nigiri sushi person, Tuna rolls, and a few others and they don't have Nigiri at least on the menu.

They are not really a sushi joint, they are an Asian street food place built around sushi.

I have never been inside the store, but there is large Asian supermarket at the corner of Colonial Dr. and Bumby Ave. It's in an old Winn Dixie.

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Originally posted by ArtieS:

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Originally posted by HRK:

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Sushi Eatstation

Had not heard of them, and there are two fairly close by....

I am more of a Nigiri sushi person, Tuna rolls, and a few others and they don't have Nigiri at least on the menu.

They are not really a sushi joint, they are an Asian street food place built around sushi.

Sounds good might have to give it a shot

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Originally posted by HRK:

Sounds good might have to give it a shot

The Altamonte Springs location is sort of diagonally across the street (434) from Costco.

Let me know if you're going to go there, it's very close to my house.

Make your own.
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Gotta find a Chinese deli, where they make it daily. Otherwise, make your own, very easy.

Father was a long-time chef at a Cantonese restaurant in the SF Area. Their website has very user friendly recipes


More involved, couple lived in Hong Kong creating really insightful videos but, moved during the CCP's crack-down

That's some good stuff. You can eat it on its own but I like dicing it up into omelets and also to use in fried rice.

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Originally posted by ArtieS:

You might also call Sushi Eatstation.

I used the "Contact Us" form on their website to ask, and received the following reply via email:

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"Good evening,

Thank you for contacting Sus Hi Eatstation. Unfortunately, we do not sell pork at all in our establishment,

Have a great day"

Have you checked-out Pang's BBQ 5132 W. Colonial Dr?

Picks on their Bookface page have all the right images of a Chinese deli, to include char siu