Pork belly is one of the most flavorful parts of the pig, and the fatty meat is tender and melts in your mouth. Pork belly is especially popular in Asia, with Japan and China both turning it into delicious dishes. Japanese crispy pork belly with persimmons is simmered with honey, miso and sake to create a savory meal, and China's twice cooked pork belly brings the tenderness of pork belly to stir fry. But Asia doesn't have a monopoly on the meat, as England loves to pair it with roasted vegetables and applesauce, and the French put it in with a lentil salad. The world agrees the pork belly is one of the best tasting slices of pork you'll ever have, so try some of our favorite pork belly recipes.
Korean Spicy Stir-Fried Pork Belly (Jeyuk Bokkeum)
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Beer-Braised Pork Belly Salad
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Braised Pork Belly (Wang Choy Chow Sau)

Braised Pork Belly with Leeks and Ginger
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Pork Belly Gyro

Grilled Pork Belly with Butter Corn and Sour-Sweet Cherry-Jalapeño Relish

Japanese Crispy Pork Belly with Persimmons
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Ukranian Pork Belly Dumplings (Manti)
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Japanese Pork and Shrimp Shumai
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Filipino Roast Pork Belly with "Lechon" Sauce
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French Lentil Salad With Pork
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Korean Spicy Pork Neck and Potato Stew (Gamjatang)

English Crisp Pork Belly with Roasted Vegetables and Applesauce
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Sichuan Twice Cooked Pork Belly
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Okinawa Noodles In Dashi With Miso-Coated Pork Belly

Korean Spicy Sautéed Pork Belly

French Cassoulet
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Thai Red Curry with Pork Belly and Green Beans (Phat Phrik Khing Muu)

British Huntsman Pies
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