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A ham hock is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot, where the foot was attached to the hog
Hog

Hog may refer to:* Pig* The Hogs , the famed offensive line of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League* M60 machine gun, also referred to as a 'pig'...
's leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the foot or ankle, but rather the extreme shank
Shank (meat)

A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee. Lamb shanks traditionally comprise the proximal part of the tibia - the part of the bone that articulates aganist the femur and patella as the knee....
 end of the leg bone and the associated skin, fat, tendons, and muscle. This piece generally consists of too much skin and gristle to be palatable on its own, so it is usually cooked with greens and other vegetables in order to give them additional flavor (generally that of pork fat and smoke), although the meat from particularly meaty hocks may be removed and served.

Ham hocks, hog jowls (pigs' cheeks), or also known as pig's knuckles add their flavor to various dishes.






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A ham hock is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot, where the foot was attached to the hog
Hog

Hog may refer to:* Pig* The Hogs , the famed offensive line of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League* M60 machine gun, also referred to as a 'pig'...
's leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the foot or ankle, but rather the extreme shank
Shank (meat)

A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee. Lamb shanks traditionally comprise the proximal part of the tibia - the part of the bone that articulates aganist the femur and patella as the knee....
 end of the leg bone and the associated skin, fat, tendons, and muscle. This piece generally consists of too much skin and gristle to be palatable on its own, so it is usually cooked with greens and other vegetables in order to give them additional flavor (generally that of pork fat and smoke), although the meat from particularly meaty hocks may be removed and served.

Ham hocks, hog jowls (pigs' cheeks), or also known as pig's knuckles add their flavor to various dishes. This is particularly true for collard greens, cabbage, green beans and navy beans.

Ham hocks are essential ingredients in 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....
 and other forms of American Southern country cooking. Eisbein
Eisbein

, literally ice leg/bone, is the German name for a culinary dish involving the lower part of a ham hock. It is also known as Hachse, Hechse, Haxe, H?msche, B?tel or Stelze....
 is a German
German cuisine

German cuisine is a style of cooking derived from the nation of Germany. It has evolved as a national cuisine through centuries of social and political change with variations from region to region....
 dish using the lower part of the ham hock.