“Rafute (ラフテー)” also known as “braised pork belly” is one of Okinawa‘s local dishes, and it is a menu that allows you to enjoy the deliciousness of pork. Locals make this dish by seasoning pork belly with skin or hisagar (thigh meat with skin) in a sweet and salty flavor with awamori or soy sauce. This meal comes in two variations: one with sugar and soy sauce and another with miso. Normally, they cook the pork in Awamori (Okinawan liquor) until the pork skin melts in your mouth and the flavour is quite rich and intense.
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