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| | :'''Head''' - Boiled to make brawn, stocks and [[soup]]s. | | :'''Head''' - Boiled to make brawn, stocks and [[soup]]s. |
| − | :'''Spare Rib Roast''' - Either boned out and rolled up as a roasting joint, or cured as [[bacon]]". | + | :'''Spare Rib Roast''' - Either boned out and rolled up as a roasting joint, or cured as bacon. |
| − | :'''Hand''' - Either cured on the bone to make a [[ham]], or used in [[sausage]]s. | + | :'''Hand''' - Either cured on the bone to make a ham, or used in [[sausage]]s. |
| − | :'''Loin''' - This can be cured to give [[bacon]] or divided up into roasting joints and pork chops. | + | :'''Loin''' - This can be cured to give bacon or divided up into roasting joints and pork chops. |
| | :'''Belly''' - Belly pork is used for steaks or diced as a frying meat. Belly pork may be rolled for roasting or cut for streaky [[bacon]]. | | :'''Belly''' - Belly pork is used for steaks or diced as a frying meat. Belly pork may be rolled for roasting or cut for streaky [[bacon]]. |
| − | :'''Legs/Hams''' - Although any cut of pork can be cured, only the back leg is entitled to be called a [[ham]]. | + | :'''Legs/Hams''' - Although any cut of pork can be cured, only the back leg is entitled to be called a ham. Ham is cured to preserve it either by dry curing with [[salt]] or wet-curing using brine (salt solution). |
| | :'''Trotters''' - Both the front and hind trotters can be cooked and eaten or preserved by pickling. | | :'''Trotters''' - Both the front and hind trotters can be cooked and eaten or preserved by pickling. |
| | :'''Pork ribs''' - Called spare ribs, these are taken from the pig's ribcage and include the surrounding meat. | | :'''Pork ribs''' - Called spare ribs, these are taken from the pig's ribcage and include the surrounding meat. |
| − | | + | :'''Bacon''' refers to those cuts of meat taken from the sides, belly or back. |
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| − | '''Ham''' is the term used for a cured cut of [[pork]] originating from the hind legs of a [[pig]] or boar. Ham is cured to preserve it either by dry curing with [[salt]] or wet-curing using brine (salt solution). | |
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| | ==Processed pork== | | ==Processed pork== |
| − | | + | Pork is particularly common as an ingredient in [[sausage]]s. Ham, bacon and gammon are made by curing the meat with salt. Smoking the meat in a slow oven is another method of preservation. Ham and bacon are popular foods in the western world although non-western cultures also use preserved pork products. Salted pork or red roasted pork is used in [[Chinese]] cuisine. |
| − | Pork is particularly common as an ingredient in [[sausage]]s. Ham, [[bacon]] and gammon are made by curing the meat with salt. Smoking the meat in a slow oven is another method of preservation. Ham and bacon are popular foods in the western world although non-western cultures also use preserved pork products. Salted pork or red roasted pork is used in [[Chinese]] cuisine. | |
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| | Additionally, parts of the pig such as the knuckle and feet can be pickled and eaten. The skin and fat is often crisped up in an oven and eaten with a pork roast as "crackling" or as a savoury snack ([[pork scratchings]]). [[Black Pudding]] which is made from the blood, can also be made thus utilising almost all of the animal. | | Additionally, parts of the pig such as the knuckle and feet can be pickled and eaten. The skin and fat is often crisped up in an oven and eaten with a pork roast as "crackling" or as a savoury snack ([[pork scratchings]]). [[Black Pudding]] which is made from the blood, can also be made thus utilising almost all of the animal. |
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| | Despite the name, [[hamburger]]s contain [[beef]], not pork as they are named after the German city of [[Hamburg]]. | | Despite the name, [[hamburger]]s contain [[beef]], not pork as they are named after the German city of [[Hamburg]]. |
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| − | The canned meat, Spam®, is made of pork. | + | The canned meat, Spam, is made of pork. |
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| | ==Biblical Prohibition== | | ==Biblical Prohibition== |