Tocino is bacon in Spanish,[1] typically made from the pork belly and often formed into cubes in Spain. In Caribbean countries, such as Puerto Rico and Cuba, tocino is made from pork fatback and is neither cured nor smoked but simply fried until very crunchy; it is then added to recipes, much like the way lardons are used in French cuisine. In the Philippines, tocino refers to sweetened and cured pork belly.[2]
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- ^ "What makes tocino an all-time favorite Filipino food". GMA News. July 12, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019.