Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to
non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
also can:
tau eu bak tau yu bak dao you bak tau yew bak tao you bak bak tauyu babi tauyu
tauyu bak
→
Baba malay:
tauyu bak
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a Peranakan dish of Hokkien origin, consisting of pork belly (or other fatty cuts of pork) braised or fried in a gravy of soya sauce (both light and dark) and spices such as garlic, star anise, pepper, cinnamon, etc. Additional ingredients such as hard-boiled eggs and tau kwa are often added as well.
Tau Yew Bak! Tow You Bak! Toyu Bak! (Oh dear, how do you anglicize or 'engli-pinyin' this?) … This dish has been blogged and 'reciped' to death. It can be found in just about any Nonya (almost synonymous with Singaporean) cookbook out there.
— 2015 May 2, Auntie Ruby. The Food Canon, "AUNTIE RUBY'S TAU YU BAK (BRAISED PORK IN SOY SAUCE)". http://www.foodcanon.com/2011/03/auntie-rubys-tau-yew-bak.html?m=1
usage notes
Also known as 'babi tauyu' or 'bak tauyu', which are just forms of the dish’s name with a partial Malay calque (for the former) and Malay grammar.
Very similar to lor bak, and likely derived from it.