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Tonkotsu

Literal Translation
(豚骨) Literally "pork bone." The style of ramen broth made from pork bones simmered at high heat for eighteen to twenty-four hours, producing a milky, collagen-rich, intensely savoury stock. The most technically demanding broth style and the most globally visible in Western ramen culture.