Primal cut, the Glossary
A primal cut or cut of meat is a piece of meat initially separated from the carcass of an animal during butchering.[1]
Table of Contents
9 relations: Butcher, Cut of beef, Cut of pork, Dressed weight, Fatback, Lamb and mutton, Meat, Rump steak, United States Department of Agriculture.
- Cuts of meat
Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks.
Cut of beef
During butchering, beef is first divided into primal cuts, pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass.
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Cut of pork
The cuts of pork are the different parts of the pig which are consumed as food by humans.
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Dressed weight
Dressed weight (also known as dead weight or carcass weight) refers to the weight of an animal after being partially butchered, removing all the internal organs and often the head as well as inedible (or less desirable) portions of the tail and legs.
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Fatback
Fatback is a layer of subcutaneous fat taken from under the skin of the back of a domestic pig, with or without the skin (referred to as pork rind).
Lamb and mutton
Sheep meat is one of the most common meats around the world, taken from the domestic sheep, Ovis aries, and generally divided into lamb, from sheep in their first year, hogget, from sheep in their second, and mutton, from older sheep.
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Meat
Meat is animal tissue, often muscle, that is eaten as food.
Rump steak
Rump steak is a cut of beef.
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.
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See also
Cuts of meat
- Cutlet
- Cuts of beef
- Cuts of lamb
- Cuts of pork
- Fillet (cut)
- Fish fillet
- Loin chop
- Meat chop
- Meat on the bone
- Offal
- Oyster (fowl)
- Primal cut
- Rib chop
- Ribs (food)
- Shank (meat)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_cut
Also known as Cut of meat, Cuts of meat, Meat cuts, Primal cuts, .