Restaurant chefs are spotlighting char siu as both a standalone dish and as an ingredient in other formats, sometimes taking their own approaches with premium cuts of meat and modern presentations.

Char siu is in the inception stage; it skews toward independent and fine-dining restaurant operators.

Found on 0.8% of U.S. menus

+29% over the past four years

28% of the population knows it

14% have tried it

Awareness highest among Asian consumers

Stripsteak, Las Vegas and Honolulu

Char Siu Pork Tomahawk: Scallions, sesame seeds, pickled Fresno chiles, and cilantro