If you follow my instructions carefully — read them all before you start the recipe — the crackling you’re dreaming about will be in your hands. Buy a piece of pork that is of even thickness ...

Although this way is more expensive - you have to buy the meat from a Chinese roast meat shop - it has the advantage of being quicker to make because you don't have to boil the pork first.

The siu yuk (crisp-skinned roast pork) – bought from a siu mei (Chinese roast meat) shop – should be from the belly, with a nice layering of fat, or from the more flavourful but less meaty rib ...

Editor’s note: In the Taste of Life series, cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes ... local Chinese restaurant. Twice-cooked pork ...