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　Generally, it refers specifically to the bone-in ribs of pork or cooked pork. It is also a relatively inexpensive portion.
　In the Okinawan dialect, it is called soki and is an important ingredient in Okinawan cuisine. In Chinese cuisine, it is called "排骨" (pronounced "pai koo" or "pai ko") and is served over rice or noodles.
　In the U.S., it is commonly served as barbecue, with each family having its own special sauce for spare ribs, and competitions are often held to determine which one is the best.
　Soki" is an accent of "suki," and since the ribs of a pig resemble a comb, the ribs are also called "soki. It is also called "Soki Bone (Buni)" because it has bones, and it is eaten as "Soki Jiru (Soki Soup)", a soup stewed with kombu, radish, and wax gourd, or as "Nizuke (Braised)" with kombu, radish, tofu, etc. It is also used as an ingredient in Okinawan soba noodles. Soki is also used as an ingredient in Okinawa soba, and Okinawa soba with soki on top is called "Soki soba.
　The traditional method is to slowly boil pork ribs in water for a long time, discard the boiling water, wash the meat, and then simmer it again for a long time in a new broth made of soy sauce, awamori, brown sugar, kombu, bonito dashi, and other seasonings to soak up the flavor. In recent years, pressure cookers are also commonly used.　(From Wikipedia above).