'''Pork chops''' are any meat cut from the loin portion of a [[pig]]. The loin is basically the back of a pig. The loin is divided into four categories, the first of which is located towards the head of the pig on its shoulder, and is called the shoulder chop. The biggest portion of the loin, located in the middle of the back, is commonly called the "center cut" and consists of both the rib and loin chops. Towards the butt of the pig is the sirloin chop. | '''Pork chops''' are any meat cut from the loin portion of a [[pig]]. The loin is basically the back of a pig. The loin is divided into four categories, the first of which is located towards the head of the pig on its shoulder, and is called the shoulder chop. The biggest portion of the loin, located in the middle of the back, is commonly called the "center cut" and consists of both the rib and loin chops. Towards the butt of the pig is the sirloin chop. |