Boczek

Boczek is a general name for numerous varieties of Polish bacon that is made with belly and rib meat, usually pork. After it has been cured, the meat is usually smoked, double-smoked, smoked and cooked, hunter-style, or with ribs on, known as boczek z kością.

Polish boczek often enhances the flavor of slow-cooked dishes such as soups, casseroles, bigos, or golabki. This traditional cured meat product is also commonly eaten with scrambled eggs or with a slice of rye bread smeared with mustard.