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Back baconvsPork belly

pork · Approximate equivalent

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.

Back bacon
Pork · Loin

British (and Irish) bacon, made from the pork loin with a strip of attached belly — the rounded lean eye on a rasher of back bacon is the loin, the fatty streaky edge running…

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Pork belly
Pork · Belly

Pork belly is the boneless, fatty cut from the underside of the pig. It consists of alternating layers of fat and meat that render and crisp during cooking, creating…

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Names by country

CountryBack baconPork belly
🇺🇸United States—Pork belly
🇬🇧United KingdomBack baconPork 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

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