13th November 2025 – (Hong Kong) Laurinda Ho, daughter of the late tycoon Stanley Ho, has moved to quash speculation over her marriage to mainland actor Shawn Dou by posting affectionate updates and urging followers not to believe online rumours. At the same time, she has continued her culinary content under the banner “DaDa Kitchen,” recently showcasing a simple spring onion pork rice. She lauded her own signature scallion sauce as so tasty it could make even the toughest morsel palatable. However, the tasting segment of the video drew mixed reactions after viewers noticed a single spoon being shared among several people, prompting hygiene concerns, and criticism that she used too much salt.
Ho’s Xiaohongshu account, with some 1.722 million followers, featured the new video claiming the dish was exceptionally straightforward and delicious, with the homemade scallion sauce pairing well with almost anything. Within about a week, the clip amassed over ten thousand likes and more than six hundred comments, spanning praise for her presentation to scepticism over cooking methods.
The recipe comprised a bunch of spring onions, one onion, a pack of pork belly slices, a bowl of rice (leftovers acceptable), three tablespoons of sesame oil, two tablespoons of white pepper, one tablespoon of sea salt, a teaspoon of chicken powder and a pinch of sugar. Ho suggested briefly chilling the onion before chopping to improve flavour, mixing the chopped aromatics with seasonings and refrigerating, pan-searing pork belly in a dry pan, then plating rice with the pork and reheating the scallion sauce to pour over.
After preparing the dish, Ho took the first bite and declared it intensely aromatic. A tasting trio then sampled the rice in turn, each offering a thumbs-up—one remarking on the enticing aroma, another saying it tasted better warmed through, and a third praising the crispy-edged yet tender pork. While Ho celebrated the unanimous approval, online responses diverged.
A number of commenters fixated on the shared spoon, calling the practice unsanitary as several people used the same utensil. Others were unbothered, noting the participants were close friends and suggesting it was inconsequential in that context. A larger thread revolved around salt usage, with some accusing Ho of heavy-handed seasoning and questioning her kitchen experience. Defenders countered that she used coarse sea salt, which can taste milder volume-for-volume than fine table salt, and that quantities should be adjusted to taste—a point also noted in the video’s on-screen tip advising viewers to add sea salt according to preference.
