Pork ribs

Pork ribs (spare ribs) can be divided into various types according to different parts. Small ribs refer to the ribs in the abdominal cavity of the pig close to the belly. The meat layer of the small ribs is thicker and has white cartilage.

Pork ribs come in three basic cuts – back ribs, spare ribs, and country-style ribs – depending on the section of the hog where they originated. A special cut of spare ribs, formalized by the USDA as “Pork Ribs, St.