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Different kinds of meat

Posted by mtwinkle on July 31, 2007

Ham – is the thigh and rump of any animal that is slaughtered for meat, but the term is usually restricted to a cut of pork, the haunch of a pig or boar.

Pepperoni -is a spicy Italian-American variety of dry salami usually made of pork, beef and sometimes fish.

Beef – is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle.

Pork – Pig meat

Sausage – A sausage consists of ground meat, animal fat, salt, and spices, and sometimes other ingredients such as herbs, usually packed in a casing.

Turkey – A turkey is either one of two species of large birds in the genus Meleagris native to North America.

Salami -Salami is cured sausage, fermented and air-dried.

Steak -  is a slice from a larger piece of meat, typically beef. Red meat and fish are often cut into steaks. A restaurant that specializes in steaks is known as a steakhouse.

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