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Bak kut teh

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Bak kut teh, whose name translates from Hokkien as meat bone tea, is a pork rib dish cooked in a herbal broth and popularly served in Malaysia and Singapore, particularly among Hoklo and Teochew communities. The pork ribs are simmered for hours in a broth flavored with star anise, cinnamon, cloves, dong quai, fennel seeds, and garlic, and despite the name the dish contains no tea leaves, only a broth that resembles herbal tea in color. In Malaysia it is traditionally served with fried dough and soy based condiments, while in Singapore it is often accompanied by a kung fu tea ceremony. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Course
Soup 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
Malaysia 2
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1. Bak kut teh (Wikipedia)
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  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bak_kut_teh (dietary-suitability)
    Bak kut teh is a pork rib dish cooked in broth popularly served in Malaysia and Singapore where there is a predominant Hoklo and Teochew community.
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2. Bak kut teh (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Malaysia
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Malaysia
Malaysia
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