pork belly

noun

1. a side of fresh pork.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pork belly¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Under the heat lamps of the serving counter his team of chefs are busy carving a chunk of crispy pork belly, plating haddock fishcakes and replenishing huge bowls of new potatoes and roasted carrots.

From BBC

“I don’t want to intimidate people because a lot of the time you can’t be real with your lawyer,” she tells me over our plates of pork belly lechon and Napa caesar salad.

From Los Angeles Times

The plates on offer, sometimes as cheap as $1.40, are crammed with local specialties like shredded eel with hot oil, steamed pork ribs or red braised pork belly.

From New York Times

To make a banh tet, banana leaves are lined with rice, soft mung beans and pork belly and rolled into a tight log, which is then wrapped in the leaves and tied up with strings.

From Seattle Times

Lamplight already has one of the resort’s best dishes — the sweet and spicy al pastor pork chop — and for the duration of Lunar New Year is offering a noodle dish with spiced pork belly.

From Los Angeles Times