What part of the pig is bacon?

Now, coming to what part of the pig does bacon come from. You will be surprised to learn that bacon can be made from different parts of the pig. However, the most commonly used cuts of meat are the side and the back. However, in the US, bacon is made from the belly of the pork and this bacon is known as streaky bacon, fatty bacon or American style bacon. read more

Bacon can be obtained from any part of the pig except hind leg (which consists of middle gammon ,gammon hock and knuckle) from which ham comes,if bacon is taken from collar it is called collared or picnic ham,guancialle is obtained from cheek, Canadian bacon is obtained from loin or back etc pancetta comes from the belly .Refer to the diagram . read more