A ham hock (or hough) or pork knuckle is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the hog's leg.[1] It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the ankle or foot (trotter), but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone.
- ^ Wang, Chichi (8 May 2012). "The Nasty Bits: Ham Hock". Serious Eats. Retrieved 8 February 2014.