Boston spider or base of pig is the American name for a piece of pork that comes from the top of the shoulders of the forelegs and may contain a knife bone. The Boston Pant is the most commonly used piece for pulled pigs, barbecue staples in the southern United States.
In the UK, Boston's butt is known as a pig shoulder on the bone, since the usual pork shoulder boss usually has the bone removed and then rolled up and tied back to the joint.
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Name and cut history
In pre-revolutionary New England and entering the American Revolutionary War, New England butchers tend to take less valuable pork chunks like thighs and shoulders and pack them into vats for storage and transportation, known as butts. This special shoulder piece is known throughout the country as a Boston specialty, and therefore a "Boston stump". In the UK it is known as "the hand of a pig and spring", or simply "pig's hand", or, as mentioned above, "pork shoulders on the bone".
In Spanish Latin American this slice is known as
In Spanish Mexican, this piece is also known as espaldilla (literally "slightly back").
In Argentina, this piece is very popular and is known as bondiola .
In Korea, this piece is known as moksal ( ?? ; literally "meat neck").
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References
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