pork belly

noun

1. a side of fresh pork.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pork belly¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Celebrate the summit with lunch at Vaudeville, in nearby Fredericksburg, with pork belly tacos that are some of the best in the state—and in Texas, that’s saying something.

From Outside Online

Plus, if you are prone to get distracted easily and don’t want to stand near the stove, there’s risk of the pork belly going from beautiful to burned in no time at all.

From Washington Post

One of her hands shook, and managers constantly moved her to different jobs, from cutting up hog’s heads to slicing pork bellies — anything she could do without pain, her son said.

From ProPublica

The pork belly was around 50% cultured cells, while the bacon was 70% cultured, says Bollag.

From MIT Technology Review

She says she’s still deciding whether the firm will launch with blended products, but so far her team has experimented with making pork belly and bacon from a mixture of cultured pork cells and plant products.

From MIT Technology Review

But we should be moving on from the humble pig (pork belly, I'm talking about you, too) and elevating other animals.

From The Daily Beast