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A reference that can apply to several different cuts of pork used for roasting, referred to as: the loin roast, shoulder roast, butt roast, blade loin roast, pork tenderloin, sirloin roast, crown roast or rolled ham roast.

A term customarily applied to the meat of a pig that is under a year old. The pig carcass is generally split into two sides of pork; each consisting of four primal cuts known as the shoulder, loin, leg/ham, and side/belly.

A steak cut from the beef tenderloin, which is the inside muscle of the short loin. It is among the most desirable, tender, and expensive cuts of beef.

The loin is located on both sides of the backbone starting at the shoulder and continuing back to the hind leg.

A long, cylindrical, boneless cut of meat from the loin section of beef, pork, veal, and lamb. The Tenderloin extends from the rib cage to the pelvis.

A long, cylindrical, boneless cut of meat, obtained from the loin primal, in beef, pork, veal, and lamb.

The outer pod or shell covering a seed or fruit. A husk is also called a hull. Some husks, such as those from corn, are used in the preparation of foods for cooking.

The outer covering on an ear of corn, which can be dried, cleaned and used as a wrap for steaming food.

A white and silvery colored connective tissue attached to various pieces of meat. Generally, the silverskin will be noticeable on ribs and tenderloins of beef, lamb and pork so it is a common practice to remove this part from the meat since it does not add any benefit to the cooking or eating of the meat.

The primal cut of an animal that contains the most tender and the leanest sub-primal and market ready cuts.

The green leaf that grows on a banana tree, which can be dried, cleaned, cut to size, and then used as a wrap for steaming or heating food.

A thin, boneless cut of meat which is very tender and generally considered to be small in size. Cutlets typically refer to cuts of meat from poultry, lamb, veal, or pork, however, the term may also refer to a thin and flat crouquette consisting of chopped meat or fish and formed into the shape of a cutlet.

An old term used to describe cuts of meat that are thinly sliced or lightly pounded into flattened pieces that are then grilled or sautéed very quickly.

A portion of meat, which can also include a fillet of fish, taken from the most tender part of the animal and formed into a round steak to be prepared.