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Chaogan

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Chaogan
Chaogan at a restaurant in Beijing
TypeSnack
Place of originChina
Region or stateBeijing
Created byLiu Baozhong ( Lưu bảo trung ), Liu Baokui ( Lưu bảo khuê ), Yang Manqing ( dương mạn thanh ) et al.
Inventedcirca 1900
Main ingredientsPorkliver,porkintestine,starch

Chaogan(Chinese:Xào gan;pinyin:chǎogān;lit.'liver fry') is a Chinese dish which is especially famous inBeijing.

Chaogan is prepared from porkliver,porkintestineand starch, seasoning with garlic, vinegar andsoy sauce.Chaogan is traditionally served withmantoubuns.

There is a belief that chaogan was invented in Huixianju restaurant ( sẽ tiên cư ), Beijing during theQing Dynasty.[1]

Although in the name there is the Chinese character "Xào" (chao,lit.'to fry'), the dish is not cooked by frying, but boiling, and the name is believed to be derived from theManchuword "colambi", which means "to cook".

References

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  1. ^Beijing Chongwen District Dietary Information Collection. p163