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Pork cut: where it is, price, recipes

Pork belly

Alternating layers of fat and lean under the skin. Fresh, it roasts or braises; cured and smoked, it becomes bacon; rolled with black pepper, pancetta; cut into cubes, the lardons of a quiche lorraine.

  • Roasted
  • Braised
  • Pan-seared
  • Smoked
Gaston in profile, with the Pork belly outlined$6/ lb
Gaston · Belly
In French
Poitrine
US side
Pork belly
Around the world
Samgyeopsal (Korea), Wuhuarou (China)
Where it sits
Belly. Bacon, pancetta, lardons and samgyeopsal all come out of the same belly.
Tenderness
2/5
Flavor
5/5
Marbling
5/5
Price
$6 / lb ·
Actual size
~45 cm

Recipes that name the Pork belly

Traditional samgyeopsal jjim (Korean steamed pork belly)Traditional samgyeopsal gui with grilled kimchiTraditional Mei Cai Kou Rou with wuhuarouTraditional Hangzhou Dongpo porkPicanha na chapa with traditional farofaTraditional vacío relleno al hornoTraditional rolled pork chashu for ramenBarbecue pork belly burnt endsRed wine braised beef short ribsEel matelote with red wine, a Loire Valley traditionBordeaux-style lamprey with red wine and leeksPangasius cá kho tộ, Vietnamese caramelized clay pot fish