Happy Lunar New Year!

臘肉腸褒飯
Cantonese clay pot rice with smoked pork, Chinese sausages, and bok choy

Là ròu chicken rice 臘肉雞腿飯

Following the success of the first la rou fan I'd ever made, I recreated the smokey chicken rice dish, swapping out the chorizo with the la rou.

Chinese cured pork rice 'là ròu fàn' 臘肉蒸飯

My friend TT sent me two chunks of là ròu from Taiwan. La rou is a southern Chinese specialty. Growing up in Taiwan, my memories of Chinese New Year are accompanied by the aromas of la rou rice steaming in the rice cooker.