The Pork Steamed in Lotus Leaf is a popular dish in Suzhou in midsummer, when lotus flowers are in bloom and lotus leaves outspread as far as they can.

Toss the marinated streaky pork in rice powder until it is thoroughly coated, wrap it with a piece of lotus leaf, and steam it for two hours.

The streaky pork carries the faint scent of the lotus leaf, and it is so tender that it melts in the mouth.