There are many ways to prepare twice-cooked pork. Home-made versions will ... chefs start the dish with char siu (Chinese barbecued pork) or siu yuk (Chinese crisp-skinned roasted pork).

Igeta became hooked on a dish while working part-time at a local Chinese restaurant. Twice-cooked pork, known in Japan as “hoikoro,” that was served to the staff left an indelible impression.