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Chinese BBQ Ordering Cheat Sheet
A compact guide to Cantonese barbecue-window meats, rice plates, noodle soups, and sauce signals.
The most useful cheat sheet names the core siu mei families directly: char siu, roast duck or goose, siu yuk, soy sauce chicken, over-rice plates, and the plum sauce or ginger-scallion condiments that often come with them.
Cheat sheet
| Term or zone | What it usually means | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Char siu | Sweet-savory barbecued pork. | Pork, soy, sugar, alcohol, wheat in sauce. |
| Roast duck | Chopped roast duck. | Soy sauce, shared chopping board. |
| Crispy pork | Roast pork belly with crisp skin. | Pork, salt, shared surfaces. |
| Soy sauce chicken | Poached or braised chicken. | Soy, wheat, alcohol. |
| Rice plate | One or two meats over rice. | Sauce, broth, shared equipment. |
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