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Today is the first day of ‘la yue’, which is the last month of the year in lunar calendar. In this month, every household in southern part of China will start to prepare the ‘la rou’, which is the Chinese version of bacon, for the new year. So today, we will be making some ‘la rou’ from scratch to prepare us for a new and prosperous year. So let’s get started. 今天是腊月初一，也就是农历一年的最后一个月。在腊月，家家户户都会一起腌制腊肉，迎接新年，所以今天，我们也一起来做腊肉吧。 Pork Bellies 1500g Dark Soy Sauce 75g Light Soy Sauce 85g White Liquor 40g Rock Sugar 30g Salt 50g fennel seeds 5g star anise 4 bay leaf 2 Sichuan pepper 10g Cinnamon bark 1 五花肉 1500克 老抽 75克 生抽 85克 白酒 40克 冰糖 30克 盐 50克 小茴香 5克 八角 4个 香叶 2片 花椒 10克 桂皮 1块