Rousong

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Rousong

Fragrance Foodstuff brand rousong
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese: 肉鬆
Simplified Chinese: 肉松
Hanyu Pinyin: ròusōng
Literal meaning: meat fluff/loose
Rousu
Chinese: 肉酥
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese: chà bông or thịt chà bông

Rousong, also called meat floss, pork floss, or pork sung, is a dried Chinese meat item that has a light and fluffy texture similar to coarse cotton. Rousong is used as a topping for many foods such as congee, tofu, and savory soy milk. It is also used as filling for various buns and pastries, and as a snack food on its own. Rousong is a very popular food item in Chinese culture, and evident in its ubiquitous use in Chinese cuisine.

A very similar product is pork fu (肉脯; pinyin: ròu fǔ), which is less fried and less shredded than rousong, and has a more fibrous texture.

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[edit] Production

Rousong is made by stewing cheap cuts of pork in a sweetened soy sauce mixture until individual muscle fibres can be easily teased apart with a fork. This usually happens when the collagen and elastin that normally hold the fibres have been cooked out of the meat. The teased-apart meat is then strained and dried in the oven. After a light drying, the meat is mashed and beaten while being dry cooked in a large wok until it is completely dry. Additional flavourings are usually added while the mixture is being dry fried.

5 kg of meat will usually produce about 1 kg of rousong.

Fish floss is roasted to look almost much like its meat counterpart.
Fish floss is roasted to look almost much like its meat counterpart.

Fish can also be made into floss (魚鬆; yǘ sōng) though initial stewing is not required due to the low collagen and elastin content of fish flesh.

[edit] Notable rousong brands

[edit] North America

[edit] Malaysia

  • Wing Heong
  • Kiew Brothers ("Wo lai Yeh")
  • Chun Me Food Trading ("xin quan mei")
  • Bee Cheng Hiang (Měi Zhēn Xiāng)

[edit] Singapore

  • Bee Cheng Hiang (Měi Zhēn Xiāng)
  • Fragrance Foodstuff (Xiāng Wèi Ròu Gān)
  • Lim Chee Guan (Lín Zhì Yuán)
  • Tan Chee Yuan (Chén Zhì Yuán)
  • New Peng Hiang (Xīn Pǐn Xiāng)

[edit] Taiwan

[edit] Philippines

  • Bee Tin

[edit] See also

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