Chaogan
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Chaogan (Chinese: 炒肝; pinyin: chǎogān; lit. 'liver fry') is a Chinese dish which is especially famous in Beijing.
Chaogan is prepared from pork
intestine and starch, seasoning with garlic, vinegar and soy sauce. Chaogan is traditionally served with mantou
buns.
There is a belief that chaogan was invented in Huixianju restaurant (会仙居), Beijing during the
Qing Dynasty.[1]
Although in the name there is the Chinese character "炒" (chao, lit. 'to fry'), the dish is not cooked by frying, but boiling, and the name is believed to be derived from the Manchu word "colambi", which means "to cook".
References
- ^ Beijing Chongwen District Dietary Information Collection. p163