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I don't eat pork for religious reasons, but a lot of recipes use them. What kind of meat is a suitable substitute for pig products? More specifically:

  • Ground pork
  • Ham slices
  • Pork chops
  • Lard: Do other fatty products like butter replace it?

I'm not looking for an exact replication, but more on approximations of what meat tastes similar. As I have no idea what pig meat and fat is supposed to taste like, I have no idea how recipes that use them are supposed to taste.

An answer that explains what flavors pig products bring to a recipe would also be helpful.

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First, consider substituting the recipe altogether as replacing the main meat and expecting similar results is just unreasonable.

That said, here are some broad suggestions:

  • Pork Tenderloin: Veal tenderloin.
  • Pork Chops: Veal chops, or even Chicken breast.
  • General non-cured pork meats: Veal.
  • Pork Sasauges: Beef sausages of the same spice mix. (you'll need synthetic casing)
  • Cooked Ham: Cooked turkey or Beef/Veal Mortadella.
  • Smoked Ham: Smoked turkey.
  • Bacon: see this. There is also turkey bacon with similar to bacon taste.
  • Prosciutti, has no substitute. This one is all about pig fat flavor.
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MandoMando
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a good bacon substitute in recipes is smoked potatoes. it is also fairly easy to jerry rig a smoker with a metal pan, wood chips and plastic wrap :)

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