I think the only food I am wistful for, out of everything hit by my pork ban, is tonkotsu broth. I like ramen a lot and a good broth is really killer; everyone's always raving about how good a quality tonkotsu broth is, which is twice as impressive when I consider that otherwise I never hear anyone talk about broths period. So it must be really good! And unlike some of the more overhyped pork options1 I haven't run into a comparable non-pork alternative.
I'm not nearly interested enough to break my ban for it. But. Would've been nice if things had worked out on that front for me.
- I was not born under a pork ban and tried a variety of porks Before, so I can say this with lived experience: bacon is not that good. But I promise that if you take me out for breakfast and I'm not feeling the other sides, I'll get extra bacon and you can have it all.
