酢豚(すぶた)

すぶた
noun
sweet and sour pork
1. sweet and sour pork
sweet and sour pork
今日(きょう)の夕食(ゆうしょく)は酢豚(すぶた)にしよう。
Let's have sweet and sour pork for dinner today.
酢豚(すぶた)にパイナップルを入(い)れるかどうかは意見(いけん)が分(わ)かれる。
Opinions are divided on whether to put pineapple in sweet and sour pork.
この中華(ちゅうか)レストランの酢豚(すぶた)は甘酸(あまず)っぱいタレが絶品(ぜっぴん)だ。
The sweet and sour sauce on this Chinese restaurant's sweet and sour pork is superb.

A Chinese-origin dish popular in Japan, consisting of deep-fried pork pieces coated in a sweet and sour sauce with vegetables. Composed of 酢(す) (vinegar) and 豚(ぶた) (pork). It is one of the most recognized dishes in Japanese-style Chinese cuisine (中華料理(ちゅうかりょうり)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 酢豚(すぶた)を作(つく)る: make sweet and sour pork
  • 酢豚(すぶた)定食(ていしょく): sweet and sour pork set meal

CULTURAL NOTE:
Whether pineapple belongs in 酢豚(すぶた) is a famously divisive topic in Japan, similar to the pineapple-on-pizza debate in Western countries. The original Cantonese dish (咕咾肉(グーラオロウ)) typically includes pineapple.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 麻婆豆腐(まーぼーどうふ): mapo tofu — another popular Chinese-origin dish
  • 回鍋肉(ほいこーろー): twice-cooked pork
  • 青椒肉絲(ちんじゃおろーすー): pepper steak
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