
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
Fatback is a preferred fat for various forms of
charcuterie, particularly
sausage
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs, may be included as fillers or extenders.
...
s and
forcemeat such as
quenelles.
In popular culture
The 1954
rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predomina ...
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
78rpm record.
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