Shank ( meat ) - Wikipedia Shank ( meat ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2006 ) A cooked lamb shank A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee. Lamb shanks are often braised whole ; veal shanks are typically cross-cut. Some dishes made using shank include : Bulalo, a Filipino beef shank stew. Ossobuco alla milanese, an Italian veal shank dish. Persian Biryani, with different shanks. Nihari a spicy national dish of Pakistan and a popular dish in North India with origin in Delhi, India. cazuela with shank meat, popular in 19th century Chile during the nitrate boom. Notes Jump up ^ Labarca, Rafael. 2009. Meal in the Pampas During the Saltpetre Boom in Chile : A View from Historic Zooarchaeology. Revista Española de antropología Americana. See also Beef shank Pork knuckle Pig 's trotters This meat - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shank_(meat)&oldid=776835046 '' Categories : Cuts of meat Meat stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from December 2006 All articles needing additional references All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia فارسی Français Norsk Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 23 April 2017, at 15 : 51. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the shank come from on lamb
Answer: the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee