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Pork knucklevsSchweinshaxe

pork · Close equivalent

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

Same anatomical cut (the lower-leg/hock joint). Schweinshaxe is specifically the Bavarian roasted preparation with crackling skin; the generic 'pork knuckle' covers boiled, cured, smoked, and pickled preparations across other traditions.

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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Schweinshaxe
Pork · Hock

The Bavarian beer-hall pork knuckle — the rear hock (Hinterhaxe), roasted at high heat until the skin develops a hard, glassy crackling and the interior is meltingly tender.…

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Names by country

CountryPork knuckleSchweinshaxe
🇺🇸United StatesHam hockPork knuckle (Bavarian)
🇬🇧United KingdomPork knuckle—
🇫🇷FranceJarret de porcJarret de porc rôti à la bavaroise
🇪🇸SpainCodillo de cerdoCodillo bávaro
🇦🇷ArgentinaCodilloCodillo de cerdo a la bávara
🇲🇽MexicoCodillo de cerdoCodillo de cerdo a la bávara
🇵🇹PortugalJoelho de porcoJoelho de porco assado
🇧🇷BrazilJoelho suínoJoelho de porco bávaro
🇮🇹ItalyStinco di maialeStinco di maiale alla bavarese
🇩🇪GermanyEisbeinSchweinshaxe

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