What is Cabeza de cerdo called in France?

In France, Cabeza de cerdo is known as Tête de porc.

What is Cabeza de cerdo called in the United States?

In the United States, Cabeza de cerdo is known as Pig head.

What is Cabeza de cerdo called in the United Kingdom?

In the United Kingdom, Cabeza de cerdo is known as Pig head.

What is Cabeza de cerdo called in Brazil?

In Brazil, Cabeza de cerdo is known as Cabeça de porco.

What is Cabeza de cerdo called in Portugal?

In Portugal, Cabeza de cerdo is known as Cabeça de porco.

What is Cabeza de cerdo called in Italy?

In Italy, Cabeza de cerdo is known as Testa di maiale.

What is Cabeza de cerdo called in Germany?

In Germany, Cabeza de cerdo is known as Schweinekopf.

What part of the pork does Cabeza de cerdo come from?

Cabeza de cerdo comes from the Head section of the pork.

Cabeza de cerdo

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Also called

🇺🇸🇬🇧Pig head🇫🇷Tête de porc🇵🇹🇧🇷Cabeça de porco🇮🇹Testa di maiale🇩🇪Schweinekopf

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The whole pork head — a foundational ingredient in nose-to-tail butchery worldwide and the source of multiple regional specialties. In Mexico, the head goes into *carnitas* (long-simmered in lard), *queso de cabeza* (head cheese), and *suadero*-adjacent stews. In Italy it's the source of *coppa di testa* and the basis for *guanciale* (the cheek). In France, *fromage de tête*. In China, *tóupí* roast pork crackling. Sold whole, halved, or with the cheeks removed for separate preparations. The cheeks are the most prized part — covered in this cut by *guanciale* (id 72) and *pork cheek* (id 32) — the rest yields tongue, jowl meat, brain (where allowed), and skin for *chicharrón*. Distinct from *cabeza de res* (id 39, beef head, used for *barbacoa de cabeza* and *suadero*).

Names by country

Country	Name	Notes
🇺🇸United States	Pig head	Specialty butcher item; basis for nose-to-tail preparations and head cheese.
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Pig head
🇲🇽Mexico	Cabeza de cerdoprimary	Source of carnitas, queso de cabeza, and several taquería specialties. Sold whole or halved at carnicerías and rastros.
🇫🇷France	Tête de porc	Used for fromage de tête (head cheese / brawn) and traditional charcuterie.
🇵🇹Portugal	Cabeça de porco
🇧🇷Brazil	Cabeça de porco
🇮🇹Italy	Testa di maiale	Source of coppa di testa (Italian head cheese).
🇩🇪Germany	Schweinekopf

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Similar cuts

Guancialeapproximate

Guanciale is cured pork jowl, anatomically a subset of the head. The whole head as a cut is the parent category.

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Cabeza de resapproximate

Same conceptual cut on a different animal — beef head vs pork head. Both are nose-to-tail preparations that yield multiple sub-products (cheeks, tongue, jowl meat).

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