If you’re a meat enthusiast, there’s no doubt that pork chops have graced your plate at some point. But what exactly are pork ...

Pork steaks are cut from the pork butt section of the pig, also called the Boston butt. This part of the pig is not actually ...

Pork chops are cut out of the same basic part of the pig: the loin, which runs along the pig's back from shoulder to butt. Depending on where the chops are cut, they'll have slightly different ...

When it comes to pork chop thickness, you’re generally looking for meat that’s at least 3/4 inch thick. Super-thin chops will cook very quickly, so keep that in mind if you buy them.

“If every inhabitant of the nation loved pig tails like Montgomerians do, it would take exactly 1,800,000,000 hogs to furnish pig tails to supply the pig tail appetite,” we wrote.

We’re back with even more pig parts to explore in the second half of our Lost Recipes look at all things hog, or at least all things besides the normal stuff like bacon, pork chops and ham.

We’re back with even more pig parts to explore in the second half of our Lost Recipes look at all things hog, or at least all things besides the normal stuff like bacon, pork chops and ham.