belly (of pork)

[English]

A primal cut from just above the primal loin. It provides spare rib and meat from the underside of the chest cavity and belly of the pig, roughly equivalent to breast of lamb. It has a large amount of fat with streaks of lean and is most commonly used in sausages, terrines and pâtés, but is actually delicious in its own right.

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