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Boston buttvsCountry-style ribs

pork · Approximate equivalent

These cuts are approximate equivalents — similar in character but with meaningful differences in preparation or exact cut.

Some country-style ribs are cut from the upper shoulder (Boston butt) rather than from the loin blade end. Both share the same heavy marbling and long-cook tolerance.

Boston butt
Pork · Shoulder

Boston butt is the upper part of the pork shoulder, above the picnic. Despite the misleading name it comes from the shoulder, not the rear. It has generous fat content and…

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Country-style ribs
Pork · Shoulder

Not actually ribs — country-style ribs are thick strips cut from the blade end of the pork loin or the upper shoulder, named for the rib-like slabs they produce when butchered.…

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Names by country

CountryBoston buttCountry-style ribs
🇺🇸United StatesBoston buttCountry-style ribs
🇬🇧United KingdomPork shoulder—
🇫🇷FranceÉpaule de porc—
🇪🇸SpainPaleta de cerdo—
🇦🇷ArgentinaPaleta de cerdo—
🇲🇽MexicoPaleta de cerdo—
🇵🇹PortugalPá de porco—
🇧🇷BrazilPaleta suína—
🇮🇹ItalyCoppa di spalla—
🇩🇪GermanySchweinekamm—

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