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Leg of porkvsLeitão da Bairrada

pork · Approximate equivalent

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

Whole-animal preparation; the leg/haunch is the most-eaten part when the spit-roasted leitão is sliced and served.

Leg of pork
Pork · Leg

The pork leg is a large, lean, and muscular primal cut from the hind of the animal. Fresh it is roasted whole as a celebratory centerpiece. Cured and aged it becomes some of the…

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Leitão da Bairrada
Pork · Whole

Portugal's PGI-protected suckling-pig roast — the signature dish of the Bairrada region in central Portugal. The whole young pig (typically 6 to 8 kilograms, slaughtered at four…

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Names by country

CountryLeg of porkLeitão da Bairrada
🇺🇸United StatesHamBairrada-style suckling pig
🇬🇧United KingdomLeg of porkBairrada-style suckling pig
🇫🇷FranceJambon—
🇪🇸SpainJamón—
🇦🇷ArgentinaJamón fresco—
🇲🇽MexicoPierna de cerdo—
🇵🇹PortugalPresuntoLeitão da Bairrada
🇧🇷BrazilPernilLeitão à Bairrada
🇮🇹ItalyCosciotto di maiale—
🇩🇪GermanySchweinekeule—

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