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6.3: Classroom Preparation Assignment - Pork Identification and Fabrication

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    21250
    • Marshall Welsh & William R. Thibodeaux
    • Finch Henry Job Corps Center & Nicholls State University
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    Name: __________________________________ Date: ____________________________

    1. Pork is the meat of hogs, usually butchered before _________________________________________.
    2. Aside from __________, Americans consume more pork than any other meat.
    3. Name the five primal cuts found on each side of the hog.
    4. A market ready carcass of a hogs weights between _________________ and _________________ pounds.
    5. Another name for the primal shoulder of the hog is the _______________________.
    6. The hock from the shoulder is often smoked as a seasoning meat for _______________, ______________ and ___________________ dishes.
    7. If smoking a pork primal which of these two would be the best choice and why? Picnic or Boston Butt?
    8. What cut is often separated from the pork belly?
    9. What is the most prized and tenderest part of the hog? It is found “inside” the animal near the loin.
    10. Who grades pork and what are the two grades?

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