It's the basis of Asian specialties including Filipino roasted lechon liempo ... As a result, raw pork belly only contains natural meat flavors while bacon is a much more aromatic ingredient.

you can start with cooked meat (often leftovers from lechon - whole roast suckling pig) or with raw pork. If using raw meat, it's often boiled, then grilled or pan-fried, to crisp up the pieces ...

But apart from history’s strong influence, every Filipino can testify that lechon is indeed mouth-watering. The flavour and aroma of the meat ... in the pig’s belly make their lechon truly ...

The pork belly seasonings can be Chinese or Japanese ... Carbonara, of course, is an Italian dish with a raw egg yolk and guanciale (cured pork jowl) cooked together to create a rich, thick ...