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BauchspeckvsPork belly

pork · Close equivalent

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.

Bauchspeck
Pork · Belly

Germany's smoked pork belly — cured with salt and aromatics (juniper, caraway, pepper, sometimes coriander) then cold-smoked over beech for 2–4 weeks. Sometimes called…

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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

CountryBauchspeckPork belly
🇺🇸United StatesSpeckPork belly
🇬🇧United KingdomSpeckPork belly
🇫🇷France—Poitrine de porc
🇪🇸Spain—Panceta
🇦🇷Argentina—Panceta
🇲🇽Mexico—Panceta de cerdo
🇵🇹Portugal—Entremeada
🇧🇷Brazil—Barriga de porco
🇮🇹Italy—Pancia di maiale
🇩🇪GermanyBauchspeckSchweinebauch

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