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Minced pork

Minced pork substitutes

What to use when you can't find Minced pork at your butcher

Minced pork is the traditional name in United Kingdom. Outside that tradition, butchers carry comparable pork cuts under different names — sometimes the same anatomical piece, sometimes a close cousin. The alternatives below are grouped by country so you can match what your local butcher actually carries.

United Kingdom

Minced beefapproximate

Interchanged and frequently blended in meatballs, ragù, and meatloaf; pork carries more fat and stays moister, beef brings deeper flavour.

Argentina

Chorizo argentinoapproximate

Chorizo argentino is coarsely ground pork, seasoned simply and stuffed into casing; seasoned minced pork is the closest thing to it loose.

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