salt pork

noun

: fat pork cured in salt or brine

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Fry the diced salt pork or pork belly until crunchy. Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 11 May 2025 Other desirable ingredients might include some form of pork (bacon, salt pork, or ham hock), tomatoes, onions, garlic, vinegar, and/or a hint of spice. Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2025 Almost all recipes call for pork of some type, typically ham, bacon, or salt pork. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025 The encampment includes an open fire where salt pork and bean stew are being cooked. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt pork

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salt pork was in 1708

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“Salt pork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20pork. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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