猪后腿肉的肉质是比较紧致的，相对于前腿肉来说，上面的筋膜会比较少，只是表面一层肥肉，再其他的都是瘦肉，所以后腿肉用来做丸子和炖汤非常适合，因为瘦肉比较偏多，那么在烹饪的时候就容易变柴，为了保证后腿肉的口感，最好是在烹饪之前用料酒腌制一下，这样烹饪出来的菜品才会更加美味。
The leg primal is the hog’s hind leg. The bone-in leg contains the aitch, or pelvic bone, leg, and hind shank bones. The leg, or fresh ham, contains large muscles with a relatively small amount of fat and connective tissue. Leg cuts are lean: there’s little waste other than the bones, and leg cuts are an economical choice for both retail and retail. The majority of pork legs are sent for further processing, curing and smoking, to become smoked hams or prosciutto, for example.