So to get my pork belly fix, I am relegated to frozen slabs at a Chinese market or paying exorbitant prices at a Japanese or Korean market. Needless to say, I was quite surprised when I walked into Costco the other day to find a slab of fresh pork belly for sale, and when I say ...
Figure 1. Dissection scheme for the modified “Kulmbach” method (1. ham; 2. loin; 3. belly/rib; 4. neck; 5. shoulder). 2.2.1. Meat Quality Traits Post mortem measurements of muscle pH were determined at longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL) muscle 45 min (pH45) and 24 h (pH...