'''Rousong''', also called '''meat floss''', '''pork floss''', '''pork sung''' or in Chinese meat item that has a light and fluffy texture similar to coarse cotton. ''Rousong'' is used as a topping for many foods such as congee, tofu, and savory soy milk. It is also used as filling for various buns and pastries, and as a snack food on its own. ''Rousong'' is a very popular food item in Chinese culture, and evident in its ubiquitous use in Chinese cuisine.

A very similar product is '''pork fu''' (肉脯; pinyin: ròu fǔ), which is less fried and less shredded than ''rousong'', and has a more fibrous texture.

==Production==
''Rousong'' is made by stewing cheap cuts of pork in a sweetened soy sauce mixture until individual muscle fibres can be easily teased apart with a fork. This usually happens when the collagen and elastin that normally hold the fibres have been cooked out of the meat. The teased-apart meat is then strained and dried in the oven. After a light drying, the meat is mashed and beaten while being dry cooked in a large wok until it is completely dry. Additional flavourings are usually added while the mixture is being dry fried.

5 kg of meat will usually produce about 1 kg of rousong.

125px|thumb|left|Fish floss is roasted to look very much like its meat counterpart.
魚鬆; yǘ sōng) though initial stewing is not required due to the low collagen and elastin content of fish flesh.

==Notable ''rousong'' brands==
===North America===
*Soo Singapore Jerky

'''田麩'''（でんぶ）は、中国や台湾では豚肉を使うことが多いが、鶏肉、牛肉を使うものもある。
== 伝説 ==
京のあたりの貞婦が病気で食の進まない夫のために、産土神(うぶすながみ)の諭しにしたがって、土佐節を粉にして、酒と醤油とで味をととのえ、供したところ、夫の食欲は進んで病気もなおった。そして自分でも試み、人にもわけたのが初めであるという。

もしこれが事実となんらかの関係があるとすれば、おそらく、田麩のおこりはカツオであろうという。

== 名称 ==
中国語では、肉の繊維をほぐして、ふんわりさせたものであることから、「肉鬆」（ロウソン、<font lang="zh">ròusōng</font>）と呼ぶのが一般的。台湾語では、「肉酥」（バッソー）または「肉脯」（バッフー）と呼ぶ。

== 魚肉による作り方 ==
三枚におろした魚をゆで、骨や皮を取り除いた後、圧搾して水気をしぼってから焙炉にかけてもみくだき、擂り鉢で軽くすりほぐす。
その後、鍋に移して、酒・みりん・砂糖・塩で調味し煎りあげる。

桜でんぶと呼ばれる。