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What is Claypot Rice?
Rice cooked in a clay pot with savory toppings and a prized layer of crisp rice at the bottom.
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Flavor profile
Savory · Smoky · Crisp
Rice cooked in a clay pot with savory toppings and a prized layer of crisp rice at the bottom.
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Key ingredients
Rice, Cantonese sausage or marinated meat, greens, soy sauce, scallions and oil.
This is a food guide, not a recipe. Ingredients and preparation vary between cooks, shops and cities.
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How it is usually made
Rice and toppings cook together in a small clay pot until fragrant, with controlled heat creating the toasted bottom crust.
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Origin and food culture
Claypot rice is closely associated with Guangdong’s rice cookery and winter food culture, though toppings vary widely by shop and household.
The prized feature is guoba: the toasted rice crust formed where the rice meets the hot clay pot. Cantonese sausage, cured meats, chicken, ribs and eel are common toppings, not a fixed formula.