flitches
Cured pork slabs
Flitches is the plural of flitch, a side of cured pork—specifically a slab of bacon or salt pork cut from the side of a pig: flitches of bacon hanging in the smokehouse.
In woodworking, a flitch is a thick plank cut from a log, often keeping the bark edge intact.
Flitch beam refers to a composite beam made by sandwiching a steel plate between wooden planks.
Lateral edges or teams
- pork bellyFatty porcine underside cut
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
- rashersBacon servings
streaky · lardons · fatback · backfat · slab · rind · cured · hickory
Water saturated with sodium
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
- dry-curedPreserved with salt, no brine
- air-driedMoisture removed by atmosphere
curing · saltbox · nitrates · hanging · aging · rub · cure time · pink salt
Uncooked cured Italian ham
- pancettaItalian salt-cured belly
- guancialeCured pork jowl
- speckMinute visible particle
- lardoSeasoned, aged pork fat
capicola · coppa · pork products · artisanal · Italian · European · delicatessen · antipasto
sides
Lateral edges or teams
- pork bellyFatty porcine underside cut
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
rashers · streaky · lardons · fatback · backfat · slab · rind · cured · hickory · applewood
brine
Water saturated with sodium
air-dried · curing · saltbox · nitrates · hanging · aging · rub · cure time · pink salt · preservation
prosciutto
Uncooked cured Italian ham
lardo · capicola · coppa · pork products · artisanal · Italian · European · delicatessen · antipasto · cured pork
beam
Structural support member
sawmill · lumber · halved · squared · oak · hardwood · woodworking · milling · sawing · quartersawn
slab
Thick flat piece
cleaver · butcher · cut · trimming · brisket · loin · shank · rib · debone · meat hook