salt pork
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4.1
- noun
- /sɔlt pɔrk/
:
carne de cerdo salada
- When morning came, there was fog, so, not having to worry about a little smoke, he lit a fire in the woods, boiled two strips of salt pork, poured meal into the water, and made a mess of corn mush.
- salt pork or bacon
- pound of salt pork
- diced salt pork
Examples
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His marching rations consisted of a big chunk of cornbread, a smaller piece of salt pork, and several of the packaged desiccated meals that had lately started showing up in their supply shipments.
Fiction book (1992) -
I think I will offer an extra ration of salt pork to help motivate them.
Academic text (2009) -
With the addition of water and salt pork, it would make a good meal for two humans.
Fiction book (1994) -
Here's some salt pork and some tomatoes for when you get hungry.
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They chewed on dried salt pork and hardtack.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Cherokees were forced to remain in crowded camps with inadequate sanitation, usually stagnant drinking water, and a subsistence fare of salt pork and flour.
Fiction book (1994) -
For dinner, we prepared a stew with beans, vegetables, and salt pork for flavor.
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The sailors relied on salt pork as a primary source of protein during their long voyages.
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To make a traditional dish, you need to include salt pork, beans, and spices.
Synonyms
4
8.9
Salted pork from the back of a pig that cooks use to add flavor
1
9.8
Salt pork cut from a pig's belly and used for cooking
Antonyms
How Cured
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'fatty pork preserved by salting' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'salt' (the preservative/seasoning) with 'pork' (pig meat); the modifier indicates the method/quality of the meat. This adjective-noun composition (salted X) is a common, cross-linguistic culinary pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The compound salt pork comes from an old way of keeping meat: people packed pieces of pork in lots of salt so the meat would not spoil on long journeys. Because those salty, fatty pieces were kept for months and added to stews for taste, salt pork now means 'fatty pork preserved with salt' used in cooking.