Chinese BBQ Pork According to Wikipedia Char siu  ( Chinese :  叉燒 ;  pinyin :  chāshāo ;  Cantonese Yale :  chāsīu ) is a  Cantonese –style of  barbecued  pork. [1]  Originating in  Guangdong , it is eaten with rice, used as an ingredient for noodle dishes or in stir fries, and as a filling for  chasiu baau  or  pineapple buns .   Five-spice powder  is the primary spice, honey or other sweeteners are used as a glaze, and the characteristic red color comes from the  red yeast rice  when made traditionally. Here is a very classic but simple Pork BBQ you can try. Ingredients: ⅔ cup soy sauce ½ cup honey ½ cup Chinese rice wine (or sake or dry sherry) ⅓ cup hoisin sauce ⅓ cup ketchup ⅓ cup brown sugar 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper ⅛ teaspoon pink curing salt (Optional) 1 (3 pound) boneless pork butt (shoulder) 1 teaspoon red food coloring, or as desired (Optional) 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to