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Both are well-marbled shoulder-area cuts suited to slow cooking, but pork neck is even more marbled and more forgiving when grilled as steaks than the Boston butt.
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These are related cuts, but not perfect swaps. Use the table below to judge how close your local option is before buying.
Keep Boston butt and Pork neck together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Boston butt | Pork neck |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Boston butt | Pork collar |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Pork shoulder | Pork neck |
| 🇫🇷France | Épaule de porc | Échine de porc |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Paleta de cerdo | Cabeza de lomo |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Paleta de cerdo | Pescuezo de cerdo |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Paleta de cerdo | Aguja de cerdo |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Pá de porco | Cachaço |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Paleta suína | Pescoço suíno |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Coppa di spalla | Coppa di maiale |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Schweinekamm | Schweinenacken |
Cook either one well
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