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Pork knuckle substitutes

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

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France

Jambonneauclose substitute

Same anatomical primal — jambonneau is the cured/cooked French version of the pork knuckle/hock. Different from German Schweinshaxe (roasted with crackling skin) and from fresh-jarret stew preparations.

Germany

Schweinshaxeclose substitute

Same anatomical cut (the lower-leg/hock joint). Schweinshaxe is specifically the Bavarian roasted preparation with crackling skin; the generic 'pork knuckle' covers boiled, cured, smoked, and pickled preparations across other traditions.

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