Another must-try Hunan classic, this stir-fried pork dish uses thin-sliced pork belly, giving it a chewy, tender texture and a rich umami flavour from the fats. The dish features fragrant chilli imported from China, adding a pleasant heat, while white fungus provides a touch of sweetness and garlic enhances the aroma. The flavour is slightly smoky, savoury, and mildly greasy but not overpowering. It has the right balance of spice and crunch from the aromatic chilli, which I particularly enjoyed.