Lotus Leaf Steamed Pork with Rice Meal 荷叶粉蒸肉
Lotus Leaf Steamed Pork with Rice Meal is featured among the local specialties of Zhejiang.
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Lotus Leaf Steamed Pork with Rice Meal (荷叶粉蒸肉) is a local dish of Xitang (西塘), Jiashan (嘉善). Jiashan Fabu (嘉善发布), the county’s government media outlet, describes the Lao Ma (老马) version through its manager, Zhong Yulin (钟玉林).
Pork, rice meal and two wrappers
In her account, pork belly from the rib section is cut and marinated with the shop’s own seasoning mixture. Five-spice rice meal is mixed into the meat. The portions are wrapped first in tofu skin, then in fresh lotus leaves, and cooked in a steamer. The finished dish combines pork, soybean and lotus-leaf aromas, with tender meat that holds its shape.
The named shop’s recorded development
The report records Ma Dewei (马德伟) learning the craft in 1998 while running Changlang Restaurant (长廊饭店). He adjusted the taste with customer feedback and guidance from the Jiaxing Catering Association (嘉兴餐饮业协会).
Sources & reading
Written from the linked sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer on 2026-09-30. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.