Twice Cooked Pork (Hui Guo Rou)
Twice cooked pork is a traditional dish in Chengdu. People used to boil the pork first so that it can be preserved for a longer time before it's used (before they had refrigerators!). This is why you can see hanging pork belly in front of traditional restaurants in Chengdu. You can order the dish and the cook will cut off a slice of the already cooked pork and cook it in the dish for a second time! The pork belly is actually very delicious after cooked twice because you can't taste the fat!