Despite what the supermarket aisle may lead you to believe, there’s more to an animal than neatly wrapped styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those ...

It’s easy to confuse with a ham bone, but they’re actually different. Find out why—and what a ham hock can do for your recipes. You can order a deli meat ham sandwich at a sub shop, and many American ...

Pork hocks (sometimes called ham hocks) come from the lower portion of a pig’s leg, just above the foot and below the ham. They consist of bone, collagen-rich connective tissue, fat, and some meat.