Salt Pork (Noun)
Meaning
Fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The traditional recipe called for salt pork to be mixed with the beans and other spices.
- She carefully sliced the salt pork to add to the soup her mother used to make.
- Salt pork was a staple in the family's pantry, often used in traditional dishes.
- The bacon-like flavor of the salt pork complemented the fresh vegetables perfectly.
- After curing the hog, he would cut the salt pork into smaller pieces to sell at the market.