Pork tail

Pig tail, also referred to as pigtail and pork tail, are the tails from a pig used as a food ingredient in many cuisines.^[1][2][3][4] Pig tails can be smoked,^[5] fried,^[6] or roasted in barbecue sauce.

Tail of a Linderödssvin

Fried pig tail

Cuts of pork including #14, pig tail, are pictured

They are also brine cured or used as jelly stock for brawn.^[7] Pig tails are used in the cuisine of the American South in various recipes with black-eyed peas, collard greens, red beans, and kalalloo.

In the Caribbean salted pig tails are used. In Guadeloupe pig tail is used to flavor stews and soups.^[8]

See also

• List of smoked foods
• Food portal