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Lardons may be prepared from different cuts of pork, including pork belly and fatback, or from cured cuts such as bacon [3] or salt pork.According to food writer Regina Schrambling, when the lardon is salt-cured but not smoked in the style of American bacon, "the flavor comes through cleanly, more like ham but richer because the meat is from the belly of the pig, not the leg". [4]
Lard has always been an important cooking and baking staple in cultures where pork is an important dietary item, with pig fat often being as valuable a product as pork. [6] During the 19th century, lard was used in a similar way to butter in North America and many European nations. [7]
A lardon, also spelled lardoon, is a small strip or cube of fatty bacon, or pork fat (usually subcutaneous fat), used in a wide variety of cuisines to flavor savory food and salads. In French cuisine , lardons are also used for larding, by threading them with a needle into meats that are to be braised or roasted.
Coq au vin (/ ˌ k ɒ k oʊ ˈ v æ̃ /; [1] French: [kɔk o vɛ̃], "rooster/cock with wine") is a French dish of chicken braised with wine, lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic.A red Burgundy wine is typically used, [2] though many regions of France make variants using local wines, such as coq au vin jaune (), coq au riesling (), coq au pourpre or coq au violet (Beaujolais nouveau), and ...
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The subcutaneous fat and skin on the back are used to make pork rinds, a variety of cured "meats", lardons, and lard. British pork scratchings and Hispanic chicharrones are also prepared from this cut.
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Tartiflette (French pronunciation: [taʁtiflɛt]) is a dish from Savoy in the French Alps. [1] It is made with potatoes, reblochon cheese, lardons and onions. [2] [3] A splash of white wine can be added too.