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or Canadian-style bacon. The loin and belly can be cured together to make a side of bacon. The loin can also be divided up into roasts (blade loin roasts, centre loin roasts, and sirloin roasts come from the front, centre, or rear of the loin), back ribs (also called baby back ribs, or riblets), pork
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Above the front limbs and behind the head is the shoulder blade. It can be boned out and rolled up as a roasting joint, or cured as "collar bacon". Also known as spare rib roast and joint, it is not to be confused with the rack of spare ribs from the front belly.
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The tail has very little meat as it is mostly composed of connective tissue. It can be roasted or fried, which makes the skin crisp and the bone soft. It has a strong flavour. Leonese
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Although any cut of pork can be cured, technically speaking only the back leg is entitled to be called a ham. Legs and shoulders, when used fresh, are usually cut bone-in for
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which are consumed as food by humans. The terminology and extent of each cut varies from country to country. There are between four and six
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The belly, although a fattier meat, can be used for steaks or diced as stir-fry meat. Pork belly may be rolled for roasting or cut for
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and the meat surrounding the bones. St. Louis–style spareribs have the sternum, cartilage and skirt meat removed. The term
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can be cooked and eaten. They are colloquially known as "pigs feet" in the Southern United States and as
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in Ibérico pigs) refer to the front legs, as opposed to the hind legs, which are hams or
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is used to refer to the ribs of Iberian pigs. It is very fatty and commonly barbecued.
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is made of chopped tail, ribs and bones, which are seasoned, stuffed in the
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or pork knuckles, is cooked in many European countries, including Austria (
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Hugh Fearnley Wittingstall. "The River cottage cookbook". Harper Collins.
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Cattleman's Beef Board & National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
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are obtained from each Iberian pig. Two smaller 100 g cuts known as
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The face of 249:and the belly is a 150-200 g cut known as 221:is obtained from the top of the shoulder. 880: 870: 740: 383:Korean pork belly cuts, similar to bacon. 237:") or be used in sausages. The hands (or 408: 378: 260: 159: 100:The head of the pig can be used to make 49: 29: 853:Martinez-Hurtado, J L (November 2013). 744:Jamón, Jamón: Secretos, rutas y recetas 689: 687: 685: 14: 917: 902: 900: 695:Uniform Retail Meat Identity Standards 224: 128:, and it includes the ears and snout ( 790: 736: 734: 732: 730: 637: 635: 846: 834:from the original on 3 December 2017 728: 726: 724: 722: 720: 718: 716: 714: 712: 710: 682: 897: 24: 796: 632: 25: 936: 707: 350:are also prepared from this cut. 155: 645:The Cook's Illustrated Meat Book 574: 560: 372: 253:which is very popular in Spain. 779:from the original on 2017-04-05 769:"Fried Pig Ears with Hot Sauce" 568:Agriculture and Agronomy portal 507: 404: 65:are the different parts of the 830:. Village Bakery. 2017-10-02. 816: 761: 391:. 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Index

Cuts of pork
British

American
pig
primal cuts
tenderloin
ham
jamón
brawn
jowls
Iberian pigs
amygdalae
Philippines

Boston butt
carnitas
well-marbled
coppa
on the bone

loin
back bacon
pork chops
Pork tenderloin
filete
light diffraction
structural coloration
subcutaneous fat
fatback

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