Also called
🇬🇧Hand of pork🇲🇽🇦🇷Brazuelo de cerdo🇫🇷Palette de porc🇪🇸Brazuelo🇮🇹Spalla di maiale🇩🇪Vorderschinken
The picnic shoulder is the lower half of the pork shoulder, below the Boston butt. It includes the leg bone and more connective tissue than the butt, making it ideal for long braises and slow roasting. It has a stronger pork flavor and is often used for carnitas, slow-roasted pulled pork, and making stocks. Often sold skin-on.
Names by country
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Picnic shoulderprimary | |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Hand of pork | Also called pork hand or shoulder hock in the UK |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Brazuelo de cerdo | Used for carnitas in Mexico |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Brazuelo de cerdo | |
| 🇫🇷France | Palette de porc | |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Brazuelo | |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Spalla di maiale | |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Vorderschinken |
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