Editing Fatback

{{short description|Cut of meat from a domestic pig}}
{{For|the band|Fatback Band}}
{{distinguish|Back bacon}}
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'''Fatback''' is a layer of [[subcutaneous fat]] taken from under the skin of the back of a [[domestic pig]], with or without the skin (referred to as [[pork rind]]).

==In cuisine==
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Fatback is a preferred fat for various forms of [[charcuterie]], particularly [[sausage]]s and [[forcemeat]] such as [[quenelle]]s.

==In popular culture==
The 1954 [[rhythm and blues]] song "Fat Back and Corn Liquor" was written by Louisiana songwriter [[Rudy Toombs]] and sung by [[Louis Jordan]]. It was released by [[Aladdin Records]] as the A side of a ten-inch [[Gramophone_record#78_rpm_disc_developments|78rpm record]].<ref>{{cite web|title=78 RPM Record|url=http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/3270us|website=45worlds: 78 RPM|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
*{{annotated link|Butcher}}
*{{annotated link|Primal cut}}
*{{annotated link|List of bacon dishes}}
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Food}}</small>'''''

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commonscat-inline|Fatback}}

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[[Category:Cuts of pork]]
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[[Category:African-American cuisine]]
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