Willy Wong Ka and the lap mei factory

FOOD is usually preserved by curing – in salt or a salt solution (brine) – and removing the moisture. The way lap mei is produced is similar to the western way of producing, say, cured ham and chorizo sausages.

In the past, the cured meats were air-dried in the cold and dry northern winds that blew from high latitude areas at this time of year in China.