pork belly

noun

: an uncured side of pork

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Menu highlights include pork belly flat bread, fifth and chips (aka fish and chips). Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 28 May 2025 The spud’s earthiness also adds to the dish’s vegetal flavors, layers of charred cabbage, onion and potato, uplifting the aromatic richness of pork belly fat. Eric Kim, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 There are bits of ground pork mixed throughout and one large slab of chashu-pork, or pork belly. Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025 Flavorful Mexican food found abounds at places like Xochimilco Restaurant, but his go-to local spot is Flowers of Vietnam, featuring elegant Vietnamese food (think pork belly with young coconut, quail egg, and coconut caramel) and cocktails including a honeydew–quince–green tea margarita. AFAR Media, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pork belly

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pork belly was in 1863

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“Pork belly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pork%20belly. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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