also: トンポーロウ · とうばにく · ドンポーロー · ドンポーロウ
Dongpo pork; braised pork belly
A Chinese dish of pan-fried and red-cooked pork belly, named after the poet Su Dongpo. Usually written in katakana.
from Chinese dōngpōròu
I ate authentic Dongpo pork in Chinatown.
The appeal of Dongpo pork is its melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting the long vowel.
Japanese on'yomi reading; rarely used in practice.
From Chinese 東坡肉 (dōngpōròu), named after the Song dynasty poet Su Dongpo.