Japanese braised pork belly, or buta no kakuni (豚の角煮—literally "simmered cubes"), is one of those magical dishes that transforms an inexpensive cut of pork into something so luxuriously tender it melts in your mouth. Inspired by Chinese Dongpo Pork, which arrived in Japan through Ming...
Re: Buta no kakuni: Japanese Braised Pork Belly I love this dish , my mom's japanese and cooked it often . We never had it with star anise in it though , that's more like the chinese version. James 20 February, 2010 - 23:07 Permalink Re: Buta no kakuni: Japanese Braised Pork...