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JambonneauvsPork knuckle

pork · Close equivalent

These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.

Same anatomical primal — jambonneau is the cured/cooked French version of the pork knuckle/hock. Different from German Schweinshaxe (roasted with crackling skin) and from fresh-jarret stew preparations.

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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.

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Jambonneau
Pork · Hock

The smaller cured-and-cooked French pork hock — the part of the leg between the knee and the foot, sold either fresh, salt-cured, or cooked (boiled then often glazed and…

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Pork knuckle
Pork · Shank

The ham hock is the joint between the lower leg and the foot of the pig. It is rich in collagen, cartilage, and connective tissue that dissolve into gelatin during long, slow…

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Names by country

CountryJambonneauPork knuckle
🇺🇸United StatesHam hock
🇬🇧United KingdomPork knuckle
🇫🇷FranceJambonneauJarret de porc
🇪🇸SpainCodillo de cerdo
🇦🇷ArgentinaCodillo
🇲🇽MexicoCodillo de cerdo
🇵🇹PortugalJoelho de porco
🇧🇷BrazilJoelho suíno
🇮🇹ItalyStinco di maiale
🇩🇪GermanyEisbein

Cook either one well

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$$ · braised beef, lamb neck, pot roasts, and stews

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Browning meat on the stovetop, then braising it slowly in the oven.

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