Sohla Makes an Ancient Chinese Hamburger (Rou Jia Mo from 200 BCE!) | Ancient Recipes With Sohla

Ancient Recipes with Sohla will be back with more episodes this summer! Check out every episode so far here: The hamburger as we think of it today originated in the US around the turn of the century - but a dish of meat between slices of bread has been a part of many cultures throughout history. In this episode, Sohla recreates Rou Jia Mo, one of the first versions of a hamburger from Ancient China in 200 BCE. #AncientRecipes Recipe for Rou Jia Mo: What you need for the meat filling: 1kg Pork belly 60g rock sugar ¼ cup Liaojiu or sherry Fermented soybean paste - equivalent to 5tbsp of soy sauce 10g ginger 20 Sichuan peppercorns 3 pieces star anise ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon Handful of shanzha berries 3 small cut pieces of liquorice root ½ tbsp salt Instructions: 1. Over medium heat, add about a tablespoon of oil and melt 60g of sugar into the oil until dark brown - about 5 minutes. Be careful not