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Fatback is the layer of fat along the back of a pig
Pig

Pigs, also called hogs or swine, are a genus of even-toed ungulates within the Family Suidae. The name pig, hog, or swine most commonly refers to the Domestic pig in everyday parlance, but technically encompasses several distinct species, including the Wild Boar....
, used as a cut of meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
. It is often used to make lard
Lard

Lard is Domestic pig fat in both its Rendering and unrendered forms. Lard was commonly used in many cuisines as a cooking fat or shortening, or as a Spread similar to butter....
. Fatback is a traditional part of southern U.S. cuisine
Cuisine of the Southern United States

The cuisine of the Southern United States is defined as the regional culinary form of states generally south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and extending west to Texas....
 and soul food
Soul food

Soul food is an American cuisine, a selection of foods, and is the traditional cuisine of African-Americans of the Southern United States and of black communities beyond....
, where it is used for cracklings or cracklins, and to flavor stewed vegetables such as greens and black-eyed pea
Black-eyed pea

The black-eyed pea, also called black-eyed bean, "??" , lobiya , feij?o-frade , b?r?lce , Chavali/???? ,thatta payir , alasandee , mavromatika , louvi , and d?u tr?ng , is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown around the world for its medium-sized edible bean....
s. Common delicacy is strips of heavily salted and fried fatback. Fatback was extremely popular in the South during the Great Depression
Great Depression

File:International depression.pngThe Great Depression was a worldwide economic Recession starting in most places in 1929 and ending at different times in the 1930s or early 1940s for different countries....
 because it is an inexpensive piece of meat.






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Fatback is the layer of fat along the back of a pig
Pig

Pigs, also called hogs or swine, are a genus of even-toed ungulates within the Family Suidae. The name pig, hog, or swine most commonly refers to the Domestic pig in everyday parlance, but technically encompasses several distinct species, including the Wild Boar....
, used as a cut of meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
. It is often used to make lard
Lard

Lard is Domestic pig fat in both its Rendering and unrendered forms. Lard was commonly used in many cuisines as a cooking fat or shortening, or as a Spread similar to butter....
. Fatback is a traditional part of southern U.S. cuisine
Cuisine of the Southern United States

The cuisine of the Southern United States is defined as the regional culinary form of states generally south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and extending west to Texas....
 and soul food
Soul food

Soul food is an American cuisine, a selection of foods, and is the traditional cuisine of African-Americans of the Southern United States and of black communities beyond....
, where it is used for cracklings or cracklins, and to flavor stewed vegetables such as greens and black-eyed pea
Black-eyed pea

The black-eyed pea, also called black-eyed bean, "??" , lobiya , feij?o-frade , b?r?lce , Chavali/???? ,thatta payir , alasandee , mavromatika , louvi , and d?u tr?ng , is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown around the world for its medium-sized edible bean....
s. Common delicacy is strips of heavily salted and fried fatback. Fatback was extremely popular in the South during the Great Depression
Great Depression

File:International depression.pngThe Great Depression was a worldwide economic Recession starting in most places in 1929 and ending at different times in the 1930s or early 1940s for different countries....
 because it is an inexpensive piece of meat. This dish is also widely eaten in Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
, where it is called salo
Salo (food)

Salo is a traditional Central and Eastern European food: slabs of pork Adipose tissue, with or without skin. As a trend, the Eastern European one is edible salt or brine fermented, hence the names slonina/slana/szalonna ....
.

Salt pork
Salt pork

Salt pork or white bacon is a cut of pork from the pork belly or sides, cured with salt or brine as a preservative and flavoring. Made from the same cut as bacon, salt pork is considerably saltier and is not Smoking ....
 and bacon
Bacon

Bacon is a cut of meat taken from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, then Curing , Smoking , or both. Meat from other animals, such as beef, Lamb and mutton, chicken, goat, or turkey , may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon....
 are from the sides and belly of the hog. They possess importantly different qualities and are not interchangeable with fatback.

In French cooking, fatback, sliced very thin, is used to line the mold when making a terrine
Terrine

A terrine is a glazed earthenware cooking dish with vertical sides and a tightly fitting lid, generally oblong or oval. Modern versions are also made of enameled cast-iron....
 or pâté
Pâté

P?t? is a mixture of minced meat and fat in the form of spreadable paste, generally made from a finely ground or chunky mixture of meats and liver, and often with additional fat, vegetables, herbs, spices or wine....
.

See also

  • Salo (food)
    Salo (food)

    Salo is a traditional Central and Eastern European food: slabs of pork Adipose tissue, with or without skin. As a trend, the Eastern European one is edible salt or brine fermented, hence the names slonina/slana/szalonna ....