Chinese style braised pork belly (with video)  Braised pork belly or Dong Po Rou (东坡肉) is an iconic traditional Chinese braised pork belly recipes of Hangzhou. Over the centuries, this dish has become very popular, and once you taste it, you’ll know why!  The prolonged stewing with wine breaks down the fat to make the braised pork belly flavorsome, succulent and give it the tender “melt-in-the-mouth” texture. It is so tender that it can easily be separated into small pieces with chopsticks.