Pork

🇪🇨Ecuador

Mote con Chicharrón

Puffed hominy corn served with crispy fried pork belly and a tomato-onion salsa, a hearty Ecuadorian highland plate.

🇪🇨Cuenca, Ecuador

Mote Sucio

An Ecuadorian Sierra dish of hominy (mote) fried with pork cracklings and onions, a Cuenca and rustic classic.

🇹🇭Thailand

Mu kratha

หมูกระทะ

Mu kratha, the domed grill-and-moat pan where diners barbecue pork while broth simmers around it, is a named Thai institution with its own restaurant category.

🇩🇪Thuringia, Germany

Mutzbraten

Mutzbraten is Thuringian pork shoulder rubbed with marjoram and salt, roasted slowly over birch wood.

🇩🇰Denmark

Mørbradbøf (Pork Tenderloin)

Mørbradbøf

A Danish pork tenderloin, pan-fried with mushrooms, onions, and cream sauce, served with potatoes. A national and restaurant classic, tender and savory a versatile and elegant meat dish, a steak, a tenderloin.

🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore

Ngoh Hiang

五香

Minced pork and prawn seasoned with five-spice, rolled in beancurd skin and deep-fried, sliced and served with sweet sauce and chilli on a platter of fried odds and ends.

🇹🇭Thailand

Pad Krapow Moo Sap

ผัดกะเพราหมูสับ

Stir-fried minced pork with Thai holy basil, garlic, chilies, and a fried egg over rice.

🇵🇪Peru

Pan con Chicharron

Pan con chicharrón

Crispy fried pork belly with sweet potato slices and salsa criolla in a French roll. The Sunday creole breakfast.

🇻🇪Venezuela

Pernil

A whole roasted pork leg, marinated in garlic, citrus and spices until the skin is crackling and the meat is tender. A Pernambuco and Brazilian festive centerpiece.

🇧🇹Bhutan

Phaksha Paa

ཕག་ཤ་པ།

Pork belly with the skin and fat on, stir-fried hard with dried red chillies, radish or turnip and sometimes spinach.

🇵🇭Philippines

Philippine Lechon

Lechón

Philippine lechón is a whole pig roasted over coals until the skin crackles and the meat stays juicy, served at communal feasts and celebrations.

🇧🇾Belarus

Piachysta

Пячыста

A whole joint of pork, beef or goose rubbed with salt, caraway and garlic and roasted slowly in a bread oven, then sliced cold as often as hot.

🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Pig's Feet Souse

Souse made from pig's feet; pickled with lime, cucumber, onion, and Scotch bonnet; a cold, sharp, cleansing dish; a popular street food and weekend dish; similar to souse on other Caribbean islands; the pig's feet souse of Saint Vincent; a tangy, gelatinous treat; a communal weekend dish.

🇷🇴Romania

Pig's Gift

Pomana porcului

Pan-fried cubed pork served fresh from the winter pig slaughter to the family and neighbours who helped, with garlic and polenta.

🇲🇪Montenegro

Popeci

Popeći

Pork escalope wrapped around kajmak and cheese, breaded and fried so the filling runs when cut.

🇮🇹Italy

Porchetta

Central Italian boneless pork roast stuffed with garlic, rosemary, fennel, and wild herbs, slow-roasted until the skin crackles. Sliced into sandwichs.

🇲🇴Macao

Porco Bafassa

A Macanese pork stew with wine, tomatoes and spices, reflecting Portuguese and Cantonese fusion.

🇺🇸United States

Pork and Beans

A canned or homey American staple of pork and navy beans in a sweet tomato sauce.

🇨🇳Guangdong, China

Pork Belly with Preserved Mustard Greens

梅菜扣肉

Meicai kourou steams pork belly upside down over preserved mustard greens, then turns out as a rich Hakka banquet dish.

🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda

Pork Chops with Bananas and Bacon

Pork chops topped with bananas and bacon, a distinctive Antiguan dish; the combination of savory pork, sweet bananas, and salty bacon is uniquely Caribbean; found at local restaurants and home kitchens; the pork chops of Antigua; a sweet and savory pairing.

🇷🇴Romania

Pork Cracklings

Jumări

Cubes of pork fat rendered slowly until the solids turn crisp and golden, salted and eaten with bread, onion and a glass of țuică.

🇭🇺Hungary

Pork Feast

Disznótoros

Disznótor is a Hungarian winter pork feast featuring pork cuts, sausages, and other slaughter-day preparations.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Pork Knuckle

Schweinshaxe

Whole pork knuckle roasted for hours until thoroughly cooked with golden brown crispy skin, a Bavarian specialty.

🇭🇺Hungary

Pork Knuckle

Csülök

Pork Knuckle is a roasted pork leg joint with crisp skin, often served with potatoes and sauerkraut.

🇷🇴Romania

Pork Knuckle with Cabbage

Ciolan cu varză

Smoked pork knuckle slow-roasted and served over sauerkraut cooked with paprika and tomato, a hearty tavern plate.

🇱🇹Lithuania

Pork Ribs with Sauerkraut

Šonkauliai su kopūstais

Smoked pork ribs braised with sauerkraut, a rich traditional Lithuanian main.

🇭🇷Croatia

Pork Rinds

Čvarci

In Croatia, čvarci are crisp pork cracklings rendered from pork skin and fat, eaten as a savoury snack.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Pork Roast

Schweinebraten

Traditional Bavarian pork roast typically prepared for Sunday lunch, served with gravy, dumplings, and sauerkraut.

🇪🇪Estonia

Pork Roast with Sauerkraut

Seapraad hapukapsaga

Roast pork served with braised sauerkraut, a classic Estonian Christmas and winter combination.

🇲🇴Macao

Pork with Balichao and Tamarind

Porco Balichão Tamarinho

Macanese pork with balichao and tamarind; pork cooked with balichao (fermented shrimp paste) and tamarind; a fusion of Portuguese, Chinese, and Southeast Asian flavors; sour, savory, and complex; the pork that is a Macanese fusion classic.

🇸🇪Sweden

Pork with Onion Sauce

Fläsk med löksås

Pan-fried pork served with a creamy onion sauce, a simple but beloved Swedish everyday dish.

🇨🇰Cook Islands

Puaka

Puaka is pork roasted or simmered with onion and coconut, then served as a savoury Cook Islands feast meat; the local name covers the tender pork prepared for communal tables.

🇹🇴Tonga

Puaka Tunu

Puaka tunu is pork roasted or grilled until the outside browns and the centre stays juicy, often served at a Tongan feast with root crops.

🇧🇧Barbados

Pudding and Souse

Saturday-only plate of pickled pork — head, trotter and belly — dressed with lime, cucumber and hot pepper, served beside slices of steamed sweet potato pudding.

🇨🇴Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Puerquitas

A Valle del Cauca snack similar to marranitas: ripe plantain dough stuffed with chicharrón, shaped like little pigs, and fried. A crispy, savory street food.

🇵🇷Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Pernil

Pernil al horno

A pork shoulder scored and packed with garlic, oregano and salt a day ahead, then roasted slowly until the skin lifts off in one sheet.