Rousong

Rousong is a Chinese dried meat product consisting of fluffy shredded pork that is usually seasoned with sugar and soy sauce. There are two main types of rousong: pork fu and pork sung, where pork fu is less fried, less shredded, and has a lighter color than pork sung. It can be consumed as a topping for rice, congee, tofu, noodles, and pasta, or as a filling for egg rolls, onigiri, and sticky rice rolls, but it can also be consumed on its own. For those with a sweet tooth, rousong can also be used as a topping or filling for sponge cakes. Rousong dissolves quickly when consumed, leaving a combination of sweet, salty, and meaty flavors on the palate. In Singapore, it is quite popular to consume pork floss buns, which are buns coated with mayonnaise and rousong, and they are available at numerous bakeries across the country.