What is a beef cheek?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 Beef Cheeks<\/strong>\u00a0are the\u00a0cheek<\/strong>\u00a0muscle of cows and they are a very lean cut of\u00a0meat<\/strong>. It’s a budget cut that needs to be cooked long and slow to make it tender. It absorbs the flavors of braising liquid well and when you cut into it, it is stringy, almost like pulled pork or brisket.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Where does the beef cheek come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Funnily enough, the name ‘beef cheek<\/strong>‘ refers to the facial\u00a0cheek<\/strong>\u00a0muscle of a\u00a0cow<\/strong>. It’s a very tough and lean cut of meat and is most often used for braising or slow cooking to produce a tender result. You may need to order them ahead from your butcher.<\/p>\n What is pig’s cheek?<\/strong><\/p>\n Pork<\/strong>\u00a0jowl (alternately called jowl bacon or, especially in the Southern United States, hog jowl) is cured and smoked\u00a0cheeks<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0pork<\/strong>. Hog jowl is a staple of soul food, but is also used outside the United States; the Italian variant is called guanciale.<\/p>\n What are the cheeks of a fish?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>On medium to larger\u00a0fish<\/strong>, such as trout, walleye or halibut, cheek flesh is a tasty and budget conscious part of the\u00a0fish<\/strong>\u00a0that can be consumed. The cheek flesh (or medallion) can be found sitting under the cavity where you’d presume the\u00a0cheeks<\/strong>\u00a0to be.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Simple method & technique Beef Cheek recipe. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Beef-Cheeks.jpg\")
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