tonkotsu
Creamy pork soup
Tonkotsu is a Japanese style of ramen featuring a rich, creamy, opaque broth made by boiling pork bones for many hours until the collagen and fat emulsify into the liquid.
The name literally means "pork bone" in Japanese.
The broth is typically milky white and has an intense, savory flavor that distinguishes it from lighter soy-based or miso ramens.
I'm craving tonkotsu—nothing else hits the same on a cold night.
Japanese city on Kyushu
Structural body protein
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- marrowSoft bone interior
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- simmerCook just under boiling
boil · slow-cooked · milky · cloudy · emulsified · stock · depth · richness
Fifth taste sensation
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- porkyOverweight, like swine
- richHaving much of something
- fattyHigh in lipids
salty · depth · mouthfeel · satisfying · hearty · intense · bold · funky
Fukuoka
Japanese city on Kyushu
collagen
Structural body protein
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- marrowSoft bone interior
- bonesRigid internal support structure
simmer · boil · slow-cooked · milky · cloudy · emulsified · stock · depth · richness · nourishing
umami
Fifth taste sensation
fatty · salty · depth · mouthfeel · satisfying · hearty · intense · bold · funky
creamy
Smooth and rich
thick · smooth · opaque · heavy · full-bodied · luscious · coating · viscous
bones
Rigid internal support structure
fatback · belly · shoulder · rendered · lard · scum · skimming · blanching
- ramenramen, shoyu, miso, noodles, broth
- cooking basesstock, broth, roux, bouillon, dashi
- KyushuFukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Kobayashi
- brothsbroth, stock, beef broth, bone broth, fish broth
- Porkbacon, ham, pork chop, pork loin, pork tenderloin
- bone brothspork broth, lamb broth, oxtail soup
tonkotsuconsommé
Clarified, concentrated stock
dashi · shoyu · miso · beef broth · fish stock
- tonkotsu ramenPork bone broth noodles