liángcài (li-ung-tai)

Question 1

meaning

Answer 1

cold dish

Question 2

spiel

Answer 2

sliced pig ear marinated in 5 spice with sesame and szechuan peppercorn. topped with cucamelon, pineapple/green zebra/sungold tomatoes

Question 3

components

Answer 3

•pig ear terrine pressed with 5 spice
•cucamelon
•fresh seasonal tomatoes
•pea tendrils
•delfino cilantro
•mustard frill

Question 4

utensil
& plate

Answer 4

cutipol chopsticks
large Y bowl from jiseungmin ceramics

Question 5

allergens & replacements

Answer 5

•pork (-pork)
•sesame (x sesame)
•tomato (-tomato)
•cilantro (-cilantro)
•peanut (-peanut)

Question 6

vendors

Answer 6

beeler’s pork (le mars, IA)
•pig ear

mcgrath family farms (camarillo, ca)
•cucamelon

munak farms (paso robles, ca)
•sungold tomato
•pineapple tomato
•green zebra tomato

laubacher (oxnard, ca)
•pea tendrils

girl & dug (san diego, ca)
•delfino cilantro
•mustard frill

Question 7

traditional context
& chef inspiration

Answer 7

traditional chinese & taiwanese side dish served before main courses as a cold salad

chef wanted to do a dish that captures the flavors and textures of assorted cold salads. pig is braised in marinade and compressed