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Pork chop substitutes

Pork chop is the traditional name in United States. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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United States

Country-style ribsapproximate

Anatomically adjacent — country-style ribs are cut from the blade-end of the loin (where chops also originate) but are thicker, more heavily marbled, and have rib-like proportions. Pork chops are centre-cut; country-style ribs are blade-cut.

Germany

Kasslerclose substitute

Kassler Kotelett is the bone-in chop variant — same cut as a pork chop, but brine-cured and cold-smoked rather than sold fresh.

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