Food: Pork [edit]

Other Names: 猪肉 (Chinese), لحم الخنزير (Arabic), Porc (French), Carne de cerdo (Spanish), Свиная (Russian) All Translations

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Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). The word pork often denotes specifically the fresh meat of the pig, but can be used as an all-inclusive term which includes cured, smoked, or processed meats (ham, bacon, prosciutto, etc.) It is one of the most-commonly consumed meats worldwide,Raloff, Janet. . Science News Online. May 31, 2003. with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC. Pork is eaten in various forms, including cooked (as roast pork), cured or smoked (ham, including the Italian ''prosciutto'') or a combination of these methods (gammon, bacon or ''Pancetta''). It is also a common ingredient of sausages. Charcuterie is the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, many from pork. Pork is a taboo food item in Islam and Judaism, and its consumption is forbidden in these two religions.

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[edit] About Pork

Pork is the culinary term for flesh of pig. Ham, bacon and proscuitto are all examples of pork products. Though pork is known as "the other white meat," the USDA considers it to be red meat. Common cuts are the loin, chop, shoulder and rib. If not properly cooked, pork can harbor the parasite Trichinosis; this is why it is important the the internal temperature reaches 155 degrees F when roasted and 160 degrees F when cooked in a skillet.

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