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Pork neck

Pork · Shoulder
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Raw Pork neck — Pork Shoulder cut
Also called
🇺🇸Pork collar🇲🇽Aguja de cerdo🇦🇷Pescuezo de cerdo🇫🇷Échine de porc🇪🇸Cabeza de lomo🇵🇹Cachaço🇧🇷Pescoço suíno🇮🇹Coppa di maiale🇩🇪Schweinenacken

Pork neck (collar) is a cut from the neck and upper shoulder of the pig, well-marbled with intramuscular fat that keeps it moist during cooking. It is exceptionally versatile — it can be slow-roasted whole, cut into steaks and grilled, braised, or used for sausage. It is more forgiving than the loin and more tender than the shoulder when grilled.

Names by country

CountryNameNotes
🇺🇸United StatesPork collar
🇬🇧United KingdomPork neckprimary
🇲🇽MexicoAguja de cerdo
🇦🇷ArgentinaPescuezo de cerdo
🇫🇷FranceÉchine de porc
🇪🇸SpainCabeza de lomoUsed widely in Spanish sausages and slow roasts
🇵🇹PortugalCachaçoUsed in traditional Portuguese dishes like carne de porco à alentejana
🇧🇷BrazilPescoço suíno
🇮🇹ItalyCoppa di maialeSame muscle used to make cured 'coppa' / 'capocollo'.
🇩🇪GermanySchweinenacken

Similar cuts

Bondiola
Bondiolaapproximate

Adjacent and partially overlapping anatomy — bondiola sits between the upper shoulder and the neck/collar. Pork neck (échine / coppa di maiale) is the more strictly neck-and-collar cut; bondiola extends slightly further down into the shoulder.

Boston butt
Boston buttapproximate

Both are well-marbled shoulder-area cuts suited to slow cooking, but pork neck is even more marbled and more forgiving when grilled as steaks than the Boston butt.

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Classic recipe

Vietnamese Thịt Heo Nướng (Grilled Pork Neck with Lemongrass)15 min

Pork neck is the preferred cut for Vietnamese grilled pork — the high fat content prevents drying on the grill while abs…

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