Animal Species for Boston Butt, Jowl, Ham and Picnic-shoulder Cuts

Boston butt, Jowl, Ham & Picnic-shoulder are the wholesale cuts of:

Correct Answer: Pork

Boston butt, Jowl, Ham, and Picnic-shoulder are all wholesale cuts of pork (pig carcass).

Pork Wholesale Cuts

• Jowl — pork cheek/jaw meat; used for bacon (jowl bacon) and sausage fillings
• Boston butt — upper shoulder cut; despite 'butt' in the name, it is from the shoulder, not the rump; commonly used for pulled pork and pork roasts
• Picnic shoulder — lower shoulder; fattier than Boston butt
• Ham — hindleg/thigh and buttock; the most prized pork cut; cured to make ham
• Belly — used for bacon production
• Loin — pork chops, tenderloin

Beef Wholesale Cuts (for comparison)

• Chuck, Sirloin, Rib, Round, Brisket, Flank, Plate, Shank
• Chuck & Sirloin = wholesale cuts of beef & carabeef
• Most tender cut of beef carcass = Sirloin (specifically the tenderloin/psoas major within sirloin)