Pork Leg ???

[Nick P.]

I just got back from the supermarket and saw a pork leg. Is this the same as a pork shoulder? It looked like a shoulder only slightly longer in length than a shoulder.

Nick P.

 

[Bill Hays]

Nick..What was it called? A picnic and a butt together are a pork shoulder (front). Hams are from the rear...

 

[Nick P.]

It was called a pork leg. Looked like a butt, only slightly longer in length.

Nick P.

 

[Bill Hays]

Well, if it's only slightly longer, I don't know...Pork Leg, huhhh??

 

[Chris Allingham]

Ask the butcher. However, I think it's the hind leg that's usually called pork leg.

Regards,
Chris

 

[Doug D]

Pork leg is the ham and the subprimal cuts that are derived from the leg. If you think about it, pork shoulder would be from an area analogous to the arm (as opposed to the leg).