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Boston butt is a cut of pork that comes from the upper part of the shoulder from the front leg and may contain the blade bone.[1] In the US, smoked or barbecued Boston butt is a southern tradition. As a mainstay of Deep South cuisine, particularly in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, it is often smoked and sold as a fundraiser on road side stands by charities and local organizations.
[edit] History of the name and cut
In pre-revolutionary New England and into the American Revolutionary War, some pork cuts (not those highly valued, or "high on the hog," like loin and ham) were packed into casks or barrels (also known as "butts") for storage and shipment.[2] The way the hog shoulder was cut in the Boston area became known in other regions as "Boston butt". In the UK it is known as "pork hand and spring", or simply "pork hand".
[edit] References
- ^ "Cuts: Shoulder". TheOtherWhiteMeat.com. National Pork Board. http://www.porkbeinspired.com/Cut_Shoulder.aspx. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven (May 7, 2006). "Here's the Rub". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/05/07/heres_the_rub/.
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