salt pork
Preserved pig belly
Salt pork is pork belly or fatback preserved by salt curing.
It was a staple protein on ships and frontiers before refrigeration.
In modern cooking, it flavors dishes like baked beans, chowders, and greens: She rendered some salt pork to start the soup.
Unlike bacon, salt pork is not smoked.
Water saturated with sodium
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- preservedKept from deterioration
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
nitrates · pickling · jerky · pemmican · corned · larder · pantry · shelf-life
belly
Front midsection
bacon · lardons · guanciale · pancetta · ham · shoulder · chops · slab
lard
Clarified pork fat
rendered · streaky · marbled · rich · unctuous · oily · suet · drippings · adipose · tallow
brine
Water saturated with sodium
smoking · nitrates · pickling · jerky · pemmican · corned · larder · pantry · shelf-life · dehydration
rations
Controlled food portions
- hardtackImperishable unleavened wafer
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
navy · military · colonial · frontier · voyage · preservation · barrel · mess · galley · pioneer
beans
Edible pod seeds
- chowderThick creamy seafood soup
- collardsLeafy cabbage relatives
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
flavor · render · skillet · griddle · sizzle · crispy · umami · stew · braise · soup
- general storecounter, cash register, ledger, cracker barrel, checkerboard
- medieval pantrylard, honey, saffron, cloves, nutmeg
- cured meatsbacon, ham steak, pancetta, prosciutto, salami
- lardercured meats, ham, bacon, sausage, sausages
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
- rustic foodsbarley soup, bean soup, rye bread, potatoes, cabbage
salt porkpork tenderloin
Lean cylindrical pig muscle
crown roast · prime rib · filet mignon · pork chop · rack of lamb
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