Pork Chops

A pork chop is a chop of pork, a meat chop cut perpendicularly to the spine of the pig and usually containing a rib or part of a vertebra, served as an individual portion.

Pork chop is a chop of pork. 

Pork chop is a small cut of pork containing part of a rib bone.

A pork chop is a small piece of meat cut from the ribs of a pig.

A pork chop is just a pork chop... well, there's actually more than one cut out there! Depending on what you buy, this popular cut of meat may be tender, mild-tasting, and only need quick cooking; or it can be tough and need braising but be extremely flavorful at the end.

Pork chops are the equivalent of beef steaks and the priciest part of the animal. In fact, chops and steaks are actually quite similar in the way they are cut and priced. So here's a guide to the most common pork chop cuts, what they taste like, and the best ways to prepare them.

What Part of the Pig Is a Pork Chop?

Pork chops all come from the loin, which runs from the hip to the shoulder and contains the small strip of meat called the tenderloin. The most common chops you see in the butcher case are from the ribs and the loin.

Working our way down from the shoulder toward the back of the pig, we have four major sections where pork chops come from: the shoulder or blade chops, rib chops, loin chops, and finally, sirloin chops... read more at A Complete Guide to Pork Chops

Pork Chops
Pork Chops
Pork Chops
Pork Chops