What about the raw pork bellies I can buy at my Chinese grocery? Do the cook up like bacon but without te preservatives, etc,?
yeah unless they have added nitrites
http://chefgordonramsayrecipe.com/pressed-belly-of-pork/
You have to try this since you have a easy source for pork belly as I do. Tears come to my eyes as I eat it is so damned good. Invite over some friends. There will be tears of joy around the table. Pair it with some lighter fair since this is pretty rich, but by God I know why he made pigs as I eat. He loves us... this makes it perfectly obvious.