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The cuts of pork are the different parts of the pig 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 primal cuts, which are the large parts in which the pig is first cut: the shoulder (blade and picnic), loin, belly (spare ribs and side) and leg. [1][2 ...
A pig being slow-roasted on a rotisserie. Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the pig (Sus domesticus). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, [1] with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE. [2] Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; curing extends the shelf life of pork products.
Sliced jowl bacon. Fried pork jowl. Pork jowl is a cut of pork from a pig's cheek. Different food traditions have used it as a fresh cut or as a cured pork product (with smoke and/or curing salt). As a cured and smoked meat in America, it is called jowl bacon or, especially in the Southern United States, hog jowl, joe bacon, or joe meat.
The reputation of pork depends upon the life of the pig. In early medieval Europe, when most pigs foraged in the woods, pork was the preferred meat of the nobility. By 1300 most forests had been ...
Chinese braised pork belly. In Chinese cuisine, pork belly (Chinese: 五花肉; pinyin: wǔhuāròu) is most often prepared by dicing and slowly braising with skin on, marination, or being cooked in its entirety. Pork belly is used to make red braised pork belly (紅燒肉) and Dongpo pork [3] (東坡肉) in China (sweet and sour pork is made ...
Pigs, widespread in societies around the world since neolithic times, have been used for many purposes in art, literature, and other expressions of human culture. In classical times, the Romans considered pork the finest of meats, enjoying sausages, and depicting them in their art. Across Europe, pigs have been celebrated in carnivals since the ...
Chitterlings (/ ˈtʃɪt (ər) lɪŋz /), sometimes spelled chitlins or chittlins, are the large intestines of domestic animals. They usually come from pigs, but are also made from cow, lamb, goose and goat. They may be filled with a forcemeat to make sausage. [1]
A pork steak, also called pork blade steak, is a steak cut from the shoulder of the pig. Pork steaks are mentioned as far back as 1739, though without details about how they were cut or how they were cooked. [1][2] Shoulder steaks are cut from the same primal cut of meat most commonly used for pulled pork, and can be quite tough without long ...