The"Shaoru"conceptalsoextendstotheartofbalancingopposingflavors.Sweetandsour,spicyandcooling,savoryandpungent–theseseeminglycontradictoryelementsaremasterfullyinterwoven.TaketheclassicTwice-CookedPork(回锅肉-huiguorou).Theporkbellyisfirstboiled,thenslicedandstir-friedwithleeks,Pixianbroadbeanpaste,andsometimesatouchofsweetbeanpaste.Theresultisadishthatisrich,savory,slightlyspicy,andsubtlysweet,withtherenderedporkfatcoatingtheleeksandcreatingaluscioustexture.The"Shaoru"liesinthecontrolleduseoffatandspice,thewaythepungentleekscutthroughtherichnessofthepork,andthedeep,complexflavorthatemergesfromseeminglysimpleingredients.