pork belly

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noun

a side of fresh pork.

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Origin of pork belly

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby pork belly

porism, pork, pork barrel, pork-barreler, pork-barrel legislation, pork belly, porkchop, porkchopper, porker, porkfish, porkpie

How to use pork belly in a sentence

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.
The 25 Best Fall Trips in the World|jversteegh|August 9, 2021|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.
The best ways to achieve crispy bacon|Aaron Hutcherson|April 9, 2021|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.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge|by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung|December 21, 2020|ProPublica
The pork belly was around 50% cultured cells, while the bacon was 70% cultured, says Bollag.
Your first lab-grown burger is coming soon—and it’ll be “blended”|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|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.
Your first lab-grown burger is coming soon—and it’ll be “blended”|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|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.
Stop the Bacon Insanity!|Tim Love|February 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST