Japanese Cuisine, Pork Kakuni Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Kakuni (角煮) is a Japanese braised pork dish which literally means square simmered. Kakuni is made of thick cubes of pork belly simmered in dashi, Soy sauce, mirin, sugar and sake. By cooking it for a long time over a low temperature the collagen breaks-down into gelatin keeping the meat moist while becoming extremely tender allowing it to be consumed with chopsticks easily. The dish is often served with scallions, daikon and karashi.