Chashuman

babibubebo | 12 05 2008

Chashu is “Chinese” style pork that is usually boiled or grilled, and served sliced or sometimes in chunks. I used quotes because I have only had it Japan, so for all I know it could be different in Japan, you know like how in America, Chinese food isn’t really Chinese food and Japanese food usually is not really Japanese food (in my 3+ years I have never eaten or even seen teriyaki chicken). Anyway, chashu is usually served atop ramen, but sometimes you can order it as a side dish, or as my favorite, Chashuman. Chashuman comes in a couple different variations, but the one that is the best is this one that you can get from Family Mart. Don’t be fooled by impressions, notice the unique shape of this one (hint: it is not round)!





Chashu by itself is quite delicious, but there is something about putting it inside one of these doughy buns that just takes it to the next level. Be careful when eating it though, as it tends to be juicy and the juice tends to be pretty hot. First time I ate one of these, the juice definitely spilled on my shirt…but it was worth it!

So in conclusion…
Chashuman easily gets a 5 out of 5.

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  • http://www.sta-tus.es/index_en.htm Lyly

    I’m sure it will be tasty, but in the picture it doesn’t look like.

  • http://babibubebo.com babibubebo

    haha, fair enough! the meat is not exactly the leanest and I remember taking it under the Family Mart lights as it was raining, so maybe it doesn’t look so appealing…so you will just have to take my word for it! ;-)

  • aaron

    hey, they have a Chinese dim sum dish just like that (named something like “chasiubao” where bao means bun). Yummy!

    a picture of chasiubao: http://www.royal-gourmetuk.com/images/chasiubao_frt.jpg

  • http://babibubebo.com babibubebo

    Hey Aaron, thanks for stopping by. I know exactly what you are talking about and had one not too long ago. You can get those in Chinatown in Yokohama (and I am assuming in other ones as well). Quite tasty indeed, but I prefer the Japanese convenient store version–well the one from Family Mart anyway!

  • http://food-of-japan.blogspot.com/ Yasuyuki Maeda

    Hello nice to meet you.
    KO-N-NI-CHI-WA (^_^)v
    I am Japanese.
    I saw your wonderful site.