Kurobuta, which is also known as Berkshire pork, means “black pig” in Japanese. The pig is black with six white points: feet, face and switch (the last few inches of the tail). It has shorter muscle ...

Pork hocks (sometimes called ham hocks) come from the lower portion of a pig’s leg, just above the foot and below the ham. They consist of bone, collagen-rich connective tissue, fat, and some meat.

Ham hocks are quite fatty, and although I love the flavor the fat gives to beans, I usually cook the hocks on their own, then add them to the beans when they are done. Here, the meat is taken off the ...

On the list of cured pork products you should definitely have in your freezer at all times, ham hock is my Number One. Other people might advise that you keep slab bacon, pancetta, or guanciale on ...

The smell of sauerkraut and roasted pork knuckles in my kitchen last week brought me back to my childhood. The aroma was a regular fragrance in my late grandmother’s kitchen, often by my request. It ...