Pork tenderloin

Pork tenderloin, also called pork fillet,^[1] pork steak^[2] or Gentleman's Cut, is a long, thin cut of pork.

As with all (mammalian) quadrupeds, the tenderloin refers to the psoas major muscle^[3] along the central spine portion, ventral to the lumbar vertebrae, the most tender part of the animal, because those muscles are used for posture rather than locomotion.

^ Anderson, M.; Fey, R. (2022). The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written By Two Idiots. Page Street Publishing. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-64567-607-2. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
^ Campbell, G.; Ekman, M. (1992). Classic Irish Recipes. William G. Lockwood and Yvonne R. Lockwood Collection of National, Ethnic and Regional Foodways. Sterling Pub. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8069-8444-5. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
^ Danforth, A. (2014). Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering. Storey Publishing, LLC. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-60342-931-3. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[1] Anderson, M.; Fey, R. (2022). The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written By Two Idiots. Page Street Publishing. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-64567-607-2. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[2] Campbell, G.; Ekman, M. (1992). Classic Irish Recipes. William G. Lockwood and Yvonne R. Lockwood Collection of National, Ethnic and Regional Foodways. Sterling Pub. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8069-8444-5. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[3] Danforth, A. (2014). Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering. Storey Publishing, LLC. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-60342-931-3. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

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