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Then, is pork belly the same as side pork?

The main difference between the two is side pork has more meat than fat and belly has more fat than meat. Slow braising is the way to go with either and you can use side pork in just about any pork belly recipe. If the side meat was cut up like sliced bacon, I have no idea what you could do with it.

Secondly, is Side pork the same as salt pork? Salt pork is simply salted pork belly; it looks like side or slab bacon, but it's not smoked. Salt pork is an essential ingredient in chowders and Boston-style baked beans. It's also great to have on hand because, just like bacon and pancetta, it adds nice flavor and fat to a dish.

Also asked, is uncured bacon the same as side pork?

Pork belly is uncured, un-smoked and un-sliced bacon. So bacon is mostly cured (you can buy uncured bacon), smoked and sliced. Typical American bacon is cured with salt and also smoked. Pancetta, an Italian bacon, is cured with salt and spices but is not smoked.

Who is side meat?

Side meat was bacon that had been cured but not brined - basically strips of salty pork belly that was Boy, that's an old phrase. Side meat was bacon that had been cured but not brined - basically strips of salty pork belly that was fried up like bacon.