As you have 158 posts on the josh account: What I will do (if it works) is delete the Joshua account (the couple of posts should stay), move your current email to the Josh account and issue a new password on that, and email you the password, so you become the old josh again... Is that OK?
Curing is not an exact science... So it's not a sin to bin.
As far as I am aware, the red coloration in char sui meat does NOT come from dye. One of the principal ingredients in traditional char sui marinade is red bean curd. It's a form of very strongly flavored tofu that is traditionally sold in liquid brine. It smells and looks like a red version of stilton cheese. The link shows some:
I make char sui the way the Chinese do it, and it does not include cure of any kind. I guess there are other ways too, but the recipe I use is considered authentic Chinese. There is no cure involved. You marinate the pork and then roast it while basting with honey.