Rafute is a
pork belly
Pork belly or belly pork is a boneless and fatty cut of meat from the belly of a pig. Pork belly is particularly popular in Hispanic, Chinese, Danish, Norwegian, Korean, Thai and Filipino cuisine.
Regional dishes
France
In Alsatian ...
dish in the
Okinawan cuisine
is the cuisine of the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan. The cuisine is also known as , a reference to the Ryukyu Kingdom. Due to differences in culture, historical contact between other regions, climate, vegetables and other ingredients, Okinawan cu ...
of the island of
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. Rafute is skin-on pork belly stewed in soy sauce and brown sugar. It is traditionally considered to help with longevity. Rafute was originally a form of Okinawan Royal Cuisine.
In Hawaii, rafute is known as "shoyu pork,"
which is served in
plate lunch
The plate lunch ( haw, pā mea ʻai) is a quintessentially Hawaiian meal, roughly analogous to Southern U.S. meat-and-threes. However, the pan-Asian influence on Hawaiian cuisine, and its roots in the Japanese bento, make the plate lunch uniqu ...
es. In the early 1900s, Okinawan immigrants in Hawaii introduced rafute into the local cuisine, as ethnic Okinawans owned and ran many restaurants in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Gallery
File:Rafute in Waikiki by takaokun.jpg, Rafute in Waikiki
Waikiki (; haw, Waikīkī; ; also known as Waikiki Beach) is a neighborhood of Honolulu on the south shore of the island of Oahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
Waikiki is most famous for Waikiki Beach, which is one of six beaches in the district ...
.
File:Rafute by jetalone in Naha, Okinawa.jpg, Rafute in Naha, Okinawa
is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 persons per km2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is ...
File:Rafute by jetalone in Ginza, Tokyo.jpg, Rafute in Ginza, Tokyo
Ginza ( ; ja, 銀座 ) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi. It is a popular upscale shopping area of Tokyo, with numerous intern ...
File:Rafute by ayustety in Kanda-Jinbocho, Tokyo.jpg, Rafute in Tokyo
File:Skewered rafute by Jetalone in Yurakucho, Tokyo.jpg, Skewer
A skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold pieces of food together. The word may sometimes be used as a metonym, to refer to the entire food item served on a skewer, as in "chicken skewers". Skewers are used while grilling or roastin ...
ed Rafute
File:Rafute on rice by jetalone in Ginza, Tokyo.jpg, Rafute over rice in Ginza, Tokyo
File:Rafti, Okinawan stewed pork belly by ayustety in Tokyo.jpg, Rafute in Tokyo
File:Rafti, Okinawan stewed pork belly by Blue Lotus.jpg, Okinawa Rafute
File:Rafte and tofu-yo by kamikura.jpg, Rafute and tofu
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References
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Pork dishes
Okinawan cuisine
Hawaiian cuisine
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