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Sweet and sour pork is a classic dish in Cantonese cuisine. It is said that there are two legends about its name: one refers to the fact that this dish is cooked with sweet and sour sauce. The other refers to the fact that this dish has a long history, so it is called ancient meat, and later the homophony was transformed into sweet and sour meat. Sweet and sour pork is a classic Cantonese dish and a relatively common dish. You can order this dish in any restaurant or food stall in Guangdong. Although the cooking method is slightly different, the sweet and sour taste is loved by everyone, which is enough to illustrate the influence and temptation of this dish. The main ingredients of Sweet and Sour Pork are pork and sweet and sour sauce. Authentic Sweet and Sour Pork must use skinless pork belly that is both fat and lean, so that it tastes more tender and crispy. Sweet and sour sauce is made with white vinegar, sugar, light soy sauce, etc., or some tomato sauce (tomato sauce) is added to make the color more colorful. And adding pineapple makes the dish more fruity, sweet and sour. The authentic way of making this dish is to make the sweet and sour sauce wrap the sweet and sour pork so that no juice can be seen on the plate.