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Chairman Mao

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Despite the Hunanese emphasis on mouth-numbing chilli and rich use of oil, dishes like pungent smoked pork with five-spiced fried tofu or fiery pig ears drenched in chilli oil retain clarity of flavour and purpose amid the battering-ram tastebud assault. The signature dish, Chairman Mao's braised pork, is a more subtle sweet sensation of sugar-red fatty pork. A favourite dish of not only the late Chairman but the regulars, order early before it runs out. Bright orange walls adorned with festive portraits of Mao add to the colour of this Kensington favourite.

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