$$ · everyday prep, trimming, and carving
Slice against the grain cleanly every time
Slicing steak, trimming small amounts of fat, chopping aromatics, and general kitchen work.
Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8-Inch Chef's Knife
These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.
Same anatomical primal — Bauchspeck is the cured-and-cold-smoked German version of fresh pork belly.
These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.
| Country | Bauchspeck | Pork belly |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Speck | Pork belly |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Speck | Pork belly |
| 🇫🇷France | — | Poitrine de porc |
| 🇪🇸Spain | — | Panceta |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | — | Panceta |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | — | Panceta de cerdo |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | — | Entremeada |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | — | Barriga de porco |
| 🇮🇹Italy | — | Pancia di maiale |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Bauchspeck | Schweinebauch |
$$ · 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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