Changes in hog farming techniques have also resulted in drastically leaner pork.
The hot dog is made from lean pork, turkey, beef and milk.
A lean, hard, grilled pork chop could have used some of that slow braising.
The leaner pork served these days often makes for a dry, tough meal, even at restaurants that specialize in meat dishes.
Rice congee, lean pork, and century egg are the main ingredients.
Its use in finishing swine yields about three kilograms of additional lean pork and improves feed efficiency by 10%.
There is, however, a stir-fry recipe using lean pork.
It offers such unusual items as lean pork in green tomatillo sauce, with a more elaborate menu at dinner.
"Thank you kindly, Miss Dinny; a nice bit of lean pork do seem to lie quiet sometimes."
If you want to use very lean pork in this dish, it is best to buy pork tenderloin and grind it yourself.