Breasts, bacon
Delicatessen products - Wet cured: lardons, cooked ham
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Breasts, bacon
Delicatessen products - Wet cured: lardons, cooked ham

Author : Georges SOLIGNAT

Publication date: March 10, 2005 | Lire en français

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1. Breasts, bacon

These products are booming, with a significant increase in "lardons" tonnage and a consequent drop in "brisket" tonnage. In 2001, total tonnage reached 80,500 t (+4.8%/2000, FICT data).

Let's take a closer look at lardons.

1.1 Definition

Lardons are made from wet-cured pork belly (injected or direct-cured), often steamed and, in some cases, smoked. There are also raw lardons, made simply from brined pork belly. After these treatments, the bellies are cut into small cubes (lardonnage).

  • Chemical and microbiological criteria

    The chemical criteria for lardon production are listed in table

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