boneless pork rib; pork belly
Refers to the boneless rib or belly cut of pork, commonly used in Japanese cooking (e.g., 豚バラ肉). Often translated as 'pork belly' in recipes.
See also: バラ肉
Let's make braised pork belly tonight.
豚バラ肉は脂が多くて美味しい。
Pork belly has a lot of fat and is delicious.
Mixed kana-kanji variant; less common but still seen.
Rare kanji form using 肋 (rib); not widely used.
Compound of 豚 (buta, 'pig') and バラ (bara), short for バラ肉 (baraniku, 'boneless rib meat').