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Pork tenderloin, removed from the loin, should be practically free of fat. It is known as lomo in Spain, where it is most often prepared as a filete or cured as a caña de lomo . [ 3 ] This high-quality meat shows a very ordered arrangement of muscle cells that can cause light diffraction and structural coloration .
Gammon in British English is the hind leg of pork after it has been cured by dry-salting or brining, [1] and may or may not be smoked. [2] Strictly speaking, a gammon is the bottom end of a whole side of bacon (which includes the back leg); ham is just the back leg cured on its own. [ 3 ]
A ham hock (or hough) or pork knuckle is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the hog's leg. [1] It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the ankle or foot ( trotter ), but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone.
A pork loin joint or pork loin roast is a larger section of the loin which is roasted.It can take two forms: 'bone in', which still has the loin ribs attached, or 'boneless', which is often tied with butchers' string to prevent the roast from falling apart.
Kassler (German: ⓘ) or Kasseler in German cuisine is a cured and slightly smoked cut of pork similar to gammon. It can be either hot or cold smoked. It can be either hot or cold smoked. Pork necks and loins are the most often used cuts although ribs, shoulders and bellies can also be used.
Meat on the bone or bone-in meat [1] is meat that is sold with some or all of the bones included in the cut or portion, i.e. meat that has not been filleted.The phrase "on the bone" can also be applied to specific types of meat, most commonly ham on the bone, [2] and to fish. [3]
In the United Kingdom, a pork leg cut, either whole or sliced, that has been cured but requires additional cooking is known as gammon. Gammons were traditionally cured before being cut from a side of pork along with bacon. When cooked, gammon is ham.
Bacon is also sold and served as joints, usually boiled, broiled or roast, [24] or in thicker slices called chops or steaks. These are usually eaten as part of other meals. [6] Bacon may be cured in several ways, and may be smoked or unsmoked; unsmoked bacon is known as "green bacon". [6]