Description: Combination of the devil … it’s such a treat. Cheese and pork belly. It goes
really well. If this was served with beer in izakaya, it would be enjoyable à la carte.
Serves: 10
Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• Thinly sliced pork belly – 10 slices or 200g 
• Edam Cheese stick – 10g x 10 pieces or 100g (Alternatively, Port Salut)
• Ground Black pepper – 2 dashes
• Salt – 1 dash
• Fresh Parsley – chopped, 2 teaspoons

Method

1. Wrap the pork belly around the cheese stick.
2. Grind black pepper and salt on each side and grill in a non-stick frying pan on both sides for about 3 – 4 minutes in total until pork belly slice is cooked. You may close the lid to cook quicker.

Serve: Sprinkle parsley.

Nutritional Values Per Serving

Kcal	Protein	Fat	Carbs	Fibre	Sugars	Salt	Saturated Fat	Vitamin B12
278.9	8.8g	26.9g	0.3g	trace	trace	0.6g	11.5g	0.6μg
13.9%	17.5%	38.5%	0.1%	trace	trace	9.9%	57.3%	42.9%

Nutritional Tips

Pork is a good source of protein but also some part of the meat (e.g. belly or shoulder) is made of a large amount of fat. It is generally rich in vitamin B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12, also a good source of phosphorus, zinc, and potassium. 

For example, vitamin B6 is involved in protein and carbohydrate metabolism. It is also involved in red blood cell formation. Therefore, for a healthy balanced diet, there is no need to exclude pork from your diet. However, it is important to think about the amount of consumption and the proportion of the meat (lean, shoulder, belly).

It is important to cook long enough as undercooked or raw pork may contain parasites such as toxoplasma, and taenia solium. Having said that, overcooked meat may contain carcinogenic substances. Therefore, it is important to cook well enough but not too much.