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How Many Calories in Siu Mei Rice (Roast Pork Rice)?

Also known as 燒味飯, 燒肉飯, Siu Yuk Fan, Roast Meat Rice, Crispy Pork Rice, 雙拼飯.

Siu mei rice is a plate of steamed rice with roast meat chopped over it from the window of a siu mei shop: crispy roast pork (siu yuk), char siu, roast goose, roast duck or soy sauce chicken. Around HK$42 to HK$58 for a single meat, more for a double combo.

930kcal / 1 plate (roast pork on rice)
One plate of roast pork (siu yuk) rice is about 930 calories, based on Centre for Food Safety analysis of a 470g plate. Char siu rice from the same study is 1,000 calories, roast goose rice 970, plain poached chicken rice 940 and soy sauce chicken rice 770. The meat is 40g of fat on its own; the rice is around 110g of carbs.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 plate (roast pork on rice) (470g)AmountPer 100g
Calories930 kcal198 kcal
Protein36 g8 g
Carbs110 g23 g
Fat40 g9 g

Where the calories come from

Steamed rice280g
360 kcal
Roast pork belly (siu yuk)140g
520 kcal
Roast juices and sweet sauce20g
40 kcal
Choy sum or cucumber30g
10 kcal

The real talk

Siu yuk is pork belly with the skin blistered. A 130g portion on rice is about 500 calories before you count the rice, because belly is roughly a third fat by weight. CFS measured 12g of saturated fat in a plate of roast pork rice, more than the 10g the WHO considers a reasonable daily ceiling. Char siu is leaner meat but it is glazed in maltose and the fatty 半肥瘦 cut is what most shops chop by default, which is why it comes out slightly higher at 1,000.

The rice is the quiet half of the plate. Most siu mei shops put 280 to 300g of cooked rice under the meat, which is about 360 calories and more than the meat's carb-free 500. Then the shop spoons roast juices and sweet sauce over it, another 30 to 50. Ask for less rice (少飯) and the plate drops by around 120 calories with the same amount of meat, which is the cheapest calorie cut in Hong Kong.

Soy sauce chicken is the one to know about. The CFS figure for 油雞飯 is 770 calories versus 930 for roast pork, a 160 calorie gap for the same plate size. Peel the skin and it is closer to 650. The double combo (雙拼) plates that stack char siu and roast pork are 1,100 or more, and the roast goose leg on rice with skin can pass 1,000 on its own. Pick one meat, pick it lean, and this is a decent 30g plus protein lunch.

How the portions compare

700 kcal
Less rice, lean meat
930 kcal
Standard roast pork rice (470g)
1150 kcal
Double combo (雙拼) roast pork and char siu

Siu Mei Rice (Roast Pork Rice) variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Soy sauce chicken rice (油雞飯)770 kcalCFS figure, lowest of the siu mei plates
Roast pork rice (燒肉飯)930 kcalCFS figure
Poached chicken rice (切雞飯)940 kcalCFS figure, skin on
Roast goose rice (燒鵝飯)970 kcalCFS figure
Char siu rice (叉燒飯)1000 kcalCFS figure, half fat cut

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Common questions

How many calories in a plate of siu mei rice?
Between 770 and 1,000 depending on the meat, per Centre for Food Safety data. Roast pork rice is about 930, char siu rice 1,000, roast goose rice 970 and soy sauce chicken rice 770.
Which siu mei is the lowest calorie?
Soy sauce chicken at about 770 calories on rice, or closer to 650 with the skin removed. Roast pork belly is the highest in fat at about 40g per plate.
Is siu yuk or char siu higher in calories?
On a rice plate they are close: roast pork 930 and char siu 1,000 in the CFS study. Char siu is glazed with maltose and usually chopped from the fatty cut, which is why it edges ahead.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical cha chaan teng, dai pai dong or dim sum serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on Centre for Food Safety Hong Kong, Nutrient Values of Indigenous Congee, Rice and Noodle Dishes (roast pork rice 930 kcal per 470g; char siu rice 1,000; soy sauce chicken rice 770; roast goose rice 970). Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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