For the Love of Pigs.

The Chinese have an obsession with pigs.

They buy the piglets,
feed them,
talk to them,
take care of them,
make sure that they are all comfiie,

then KILL them and EAT them.

Of course, pork plays a HUGE part in our diet. (Needless to say, all things with its back facing the sun are not excluded.)

The Chinese eat all kinds of pork:
from the few-week old suckling pig, staple for every Chinese wedding.

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to the yum barbecue roasted pork, aka char siew,

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to the succulent siew long pau (translate: small dragon bun)

(Ok now, please stop laughing at us unimaginative Chinese people who can't seem to name things with names that do not include the word dragon or tiger or rabbit or phoenix or laughing buddha or royal china or happiness gardens. Ok whatever.)

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to what I claim to be the king of all pork dishes.

Behold mortals,

I present

BAK

KUT

TEH.

(chinese stewed pork with herbs)

Just in case, you weren't put in awe by the mere mention of its name,

I present

its

PICTURE.

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Perfect for breakfast, branch, lunch, tea, dinner and supper, this dish is the undefeated king of all pork dishes. Stewed to perfection with its special blend of spices, it is best savored with steamed white rice in a deep set bowl to capture the awesomeness in its juices.

As you can see,
there is much reverence paid to the great almighty pig.

Now, the strange thing is the ancient Chinese also punished adultery by trapping the horrible offenders in pig traps and drowning them in rivers, aka the act called cham chu long (translate: soaking in pig cages). Serious, no joke.

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Hmmmm..........
Oh well, I'm sure they tried really really hard to think of a better name.