Country-style ribs

Not actually ribs — country-style ribs are thick strips cut from the blade end of the pork loin or the upper shoulder, named for the rib-like slabs they produce when butchered. Bone-in or boneless; the bone, when present, is the scapula or part of a rib, not the dorsal-rib bones of true spare ribs or back ribs. Heavily marbled compared to centre-cut chops, with enough connective tissue to forgive long cooking. The American-South / mid-Atlantic version is the most common — slow-grilled with sweet tomato BBQ sauce — but they're equally happy braised with sauerkraut, smoked low-and-slow, or finished in a tangy mustard-vinegar glaze. Outside the US the cut isn't a distinct retail category; closest cross-cultural relative is pork shoulder strips or carré côtelettes.