$$ · everyday prep, trimming, and carving
Slice against the grain cleanly every time
Slicing steak, trimming small amounts of fat, chopping aromatics, and general kitchen work.
Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8-Inch Chef's Knife
These cuts are approximate equivalents — similar in character but with meaningful differences in preparation or exact cut.
Anatomically adjacent — the streaky/fatty edge of a back-bacon rasher is from the pork belly (where US streaky bacon comes from). British back bacon combines both loin and belly in one rasher.
These are related cuts, but not perfect swaps. Use the table below to judge how close your local option is before buying.
| Country | Back bacon | Pork belly |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | — | Pork belly |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Back bacon | Pork belly |
| 🇫🇷France | — | Poitrine de porc |
| 🇪🇸Spain | — | Panceta |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | — | Panceta |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | — | Panceta de cerdo |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | — | Entremeada |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | — | Barriga de porco |
| 🇮🇹Italy | — | Pancia di maiale |
| 🇩🇪Germany | — | Schweinebauch |
$$ · everyday prep, trimming, and carving
Slicing steak, trimming small amounts of fat, chopping aromatics, and general kitchen work.
Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8-Inch Chef's Knife
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