Lou mei
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 Lou mei consisting of braised meats | |
| Course | Hors d'oeuvre |
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| Place of origin | China |
| Main ingredients | Offal |
| Lou mei | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 滷味 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 卤味 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | lou5 mei2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | lǔwèi | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lou mei is the Cantonese name given to dishes made by braising in a sauce known as a master stock[1] or lou sauce (滷水; lou5 seoi2; lóuh séui or 滷汁; lou5 zap1; lóuh jāp). The dish is known as lǔ wèi (滷味) in Taiwan.
Lou mei can be made from meat, offal, and other off-cuts. The most common varieties are beef, pork, duck and chicken as well as meat alternatives. For example, zaai lou mei, made with wheat gluten, is commonly found in Hong Kong. Lou mei is a core part of Hokkien and Teochew cuisine, and is widely available in regions with such populations.
Lou mei can be served cold or hot. Cold lou mei is often served with a side of hot braising liquid for immediate mixing.[2] Hot lou mei is often served directly from the pot of braising liquid.
Varieties
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Common varieties include:
- Chinese stewed chicken (滷雞)
- Chinese stewed duck (滷鴨)
- Duck/goose meat (鴨片/鵝片)
- Chicken wings (雞翼)
- Duck flippers (鴨掌)
- Chicken claw (雞爪)
- Tofu (豆腐)
- Pig's ear (豬耳)
- Steamed fish intestines (蒸魚腸)
- Stir-fried fish intestines (炒魚腸)
- Beef entrails (牛雜)
- Beef brisket (牛腩)
- Duck gizzard (鴨胗)
- Pig tongue (豬脷)
- pork hock (豬脚)
- Pig's blood (豬血糕)
- spiced corned egg (滷蛋)
- Kelp (海帶)
- Vegetarian (齋滷味)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Chan Kan Kee: 70 Years of Concentration". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
- ↑ Kraig, Bruce; Sen, Colleen Taylor (2013-09-09). Street Food around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-59884-955-4.
