Kakuni

Kakuni (角煮, Kakuni^?) is a Japanese boiled pork dish. It is thick cubes of pork belly stewed in a soy sauce, mirin, sugar and sake-based mixture, usually served with leek, daikon and Chinese mustard. The pork becomes soft because of the long hours of simmering. Therefore, kakuni can be cut with chopsticks easily.

Kakuni is a meibutsu (famous regional product) of Nagasaki. The origin of this dish is most likely Chinese, similar to Dongpo's pork, though not as heavy in sauce. During the Ming Dynasty and Song Dynasty, the main Sino-Japanese trading route existed between Hangzhou and Kyūshū. Many Chinese lived in major Kyūshū port cities, such as Nagasaki and Japanese in Hangzhou. Therefore, buta kakuni and especially pork, was popularized in major Kyūshū cities.

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