Question: where does ham come from on a pig diagram

title: Ham hock
text: Ham hocks are essential ingredients for the distinct flavor in soul food and other forms of American Southern country cooking . In the Mid-Atlantic States , in rural regions settled by the Pennsylvania Dutch , hocks are a commonly used ingredient for making a kind of meat loaf called scrapple . Eisbein is the name of the joint in north German , and at the same time the name of a dish of roasted ham hock , called Schweinshaxe in Bavaria , Stelze in Austria and Wädli in Switzerland . Golonka is a very popular Polish barbecued dish using this cut . Ham hocks are also popular when boiled with escarole , more commonly called endives , in Italian - American cuisine . Fläsklägg med rotmos is a Swedish dish consisting of cured ham hocks and a mash of rutabaga and potatoes , served with sweet mustard . In Canada , and particularly Montreal , ham hocks are referred to as `` pigs ' knuckles '' and are served in bistros and taverns with baked beans . In northern Italy ham hocks are referred to as stinco , and is often served roast whole with sauerkraut .