Okinawa Soba

Name: Okinawa Soba
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 14 oz pork belly block ((396 g)); 4 cups water ((to pre-boil the pork belly)); 6 cups water ((to make pork broth)); 2 cups water; 1 cup katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) ((10 g)); 1 Tbsp kosher/sea salt (I use Diamond Crystal; Use half for table salt); 2 tsp soy sauce; 2 Tbsp black sugar ((or dark muscovado sugar or dark brown sugar - See Notes)); 2 Tbsp awamori (Okinawan distilled liquor); 2 Tbsp soy sauce; 2 Tbsp water; 2 servings noodles ((I used Okinawa Soba noodles)); green onion/scallion; fish cakes; red pickled ginger