CookSmart (12th Issue) Page3

Words from the Editor

Everywhere in Hong Kong, you can always enjoy a wide variety of dishes made with different cuts of pork, including marinated pig's ear, deep-fried pig's large intestine, congee with pig's liver, breaded pork chop, braised pork belly (dong po meat) and roasted pork belly. However, many of these “savoury” dishes are indeed laden with fat and eating excessive amount may imposes risks to our health. Furthermore, “like nourishes like” is a myth common among the Chinese to strengthen the body, for example, the pig's brain, pig's blood curd and the pig's lung are consumed to nourish the corresponding parts of human body. Is this a correct concept? Will there be any problem from eating in this manner? Our dietitians will give their elaboration about this in this issue of CookSmart, so don't miss it!