October 27, 2026, 07:32 PM
konata88What did you make for dinner?
Chasui not Chasu?

Looks good. Did you use pork belly? Is chasui made w/ pork belly or pork loin or shoulder?
I like chasui and chasu, but really love either wu shing pai gu (sp? - 5 spice braised pork belly) or kakuni. Both are kind of similar with some differences in spice.
October 27, 2026, 07:44 PM
kkinaChar siu, not char sui. Can also be spelled cha su or cha siu.
Fatty cuts like pork butt or shoulder work best (I used shoulder). I did use Chinese five-spice powder.
October 27, 2026, 08:10 PM
konata88Oopps. Sorry. I'm not really familiar with cantonese, only mandarin. So, perhaps I'm not saying it phonetically correctly in cantonese. Neither spelling sounds like how it's called in mandarin. But i was kind of kidding with you and was asking why char siu (chinese) rather than cha su (japanese).
Anyway, looks tasty. I loved it when i was younger (and still like it); but now i prefer wu shing or kakuni.
October 27, 2026, 08:12 PM
kkinaWell, I'm half Japanese and half Chinese, so there's that. It gets confusing even for me.
