One of my unsatiable cravings in the US is roast pork belly (siew yuk). I’m too far away from Chinatown civilization. The nearest asian grocery store does sell it in the refrigerated section but it doesn’t look very fresh. I have no idea how long that piece of meat has been sitting there and it cost $7 for a small tray. So for the past few years, I haven’t had roast pork while in the US. However after reading several malaysian food blogs, I decided to try and make it following this recipe.

Here are pictures of my very first homemade roast pork belly. It turned out pretty good but it has too much fat. So I won’t be making this again for a long time.





My next cooking endeavor will be barbeque pork (char siew).

While I was at the cashier counter in the small asian grocery store, the cashier was rather amused by the shopping bags that I brought along with me. She asked me where I’m from and proceeded to tell me that her Taiwanese customers also bring their own bags.