Opened since 2013, Salar has consistently had a pork belly dish on its menu. It changes things up every once in a while.
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Like bacon, pork belly is fatty meat taken from the belly of a pig. Unlike bacon, pork belly is uncured and unsmoked.
Blondet said the pork belly she serves is roasted for three hours. Moisture is added.
"Everybody wants little piece of the leftovers when we cut it," she said.
Credit: Photo: Salar
Credit: Photo: Salar
A TASTE OF PERU
The restaurant's current pork belly dish ($14.50) comes crispy on a bed of sweet potato and arugula hash. It is topped with onion relish and a sunny side up egg.
Blondet said the recipe her eatery serves is inspired by Peru's chicharrones mala, a breakfast and on-the-go sandwich.
“We twisted it a little,” the graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Lima, Perú said. “The preparation and the ingredients (with the exception of bread) are still the same.”
Blondet was also trained in Italy and France.
Pork belly, uncured or cured, is irresistible.
“When I see a picture of a little pig I feel bad,” Blondet said. “But when I smell bacon, I forget about the picture.
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ONE PLACE, THREE WAYS TO EAT PORK BELLY
Three pork belly dishes are on the menu at the Wandering Griffin, 3725 Presidential Dr. in Beavercreek.
There is the pork belly grilled cheese ($11); pork belly mac and cheese ($13) and the BBQ pork belly pizza made with BBQ sauce, red onion, fontina cheese and herbs.
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Credit: Photo: Wandering Griffin
Credit: Photo: Wandering Griffin
Tony Griffin, the restaurant's co-founder, said pork belly is versatile and can be used in many recipes.
“(It) was something that was unique and fresh and high quality,” he said.
HONORABLE MENTION
Corner Kitchen, located at 613 E 5th St. in Dayton's Oregon District, no longer makes its BLT toast with pork belly -- instead, they are now using bacon.
But dang, is it still delicious.
Crispy braised bacon comes on toast topped with bibb lettuce and tomato jam you won't soon forget for $8.
Credit: Photo: by Amelia Robinson
Credit: Photo: by Amelia Robinson
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