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Salo or slanina [a] is a European food consisting of salt-cured slabs of pork subcutaneous fat [1] with or without skin and with or without layers of meat. It is commonly eaten and known under different names across Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
Lard has always been an important cooking and baking staple in cultures where pork is an important dietary item, with pig fat often being as valuable a product as pork. [6] During the 19th century, lard was used in a similar way to butter in North America and many European nations. [7]
The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture sources.Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1]
Mortadella Bologna PGI from Italy Mortadella with pistachios from Italy. Mortadella (Italian: [mortaˈdɛlla]) [1] is a large salume made of finely hashed or ground cured pork, which incorporates at least 15% small cubes of pork fat (principally the hard fat from the neck of the pig).
Guanciale (Italian: [ɡwanˈtʃaːle]) is an Italian salt-cured meat product prepared from pork jowl or cheeks. [1] Its name is derived from guancia, meaning 'cheek'. [2] Its rendered fat gives flavour to and thickens the sauce of pasta dishes. [3]
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In Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, in which bacon (like all pork) is forbidden as unkosher, "speck" commonly refers to the subcutaneous fat on a brisket of beef. It is a particular speciality of delis serving Montreal-style smoked meat, where slices of the fatty cut are served in sandwiches on rye bread with mustard, sometimes in combination with other, leaner cuts.