The Ribs To Buy If You Want The Meatiest Types - Tasting Table

"The only thing more mouthwatering than a plate full of perfectly smoked barbecue ribs are barbecued ribs that are absolutely loaded with tender meat. A rack of ribs may be just about the most primal looking meal you can order. It truly unlocks something deep inside your brain. But no matter how appetizing they look, one way ribs often disappoint is being a little too heavy on the bone."

"Vanover tells us that the choice is different depending on whether you're going with pork or beef ribs. Pork is the more common choice, and comes in three standard styles most people know: Spare ribs, St. Louis style ribs, and baby back ribs. Vanover says, "Baby back ribs are near the loin. They're smaller, but meatier. St. Louis and spare ribs are closer to the belly, so they have more marbling.""

"There are back ribs, and also short ribs, which Vanover says come in a few styles. She explains, "When it comes to beef ribs, there are plate ribs, which come from near the belly and short ribs, which can be cut into thick short ribs or sliced thin for Korean-style ribs." And of those short rib styles, Vanover says, "The plate ribs are the meatiest and often referred to as dino bones.""

Pork ribs commonly come as baby back, St. Louis, or spare ribs. Baby back ribs sit near the loin and are smaller but relatively meaty. St. Louis and spare ribs are closer to the belly, larger in size, and have more marbling. Country-style pork ribs, cut from the shoulder, are usually boneless and very meaty though not technically ribs. Beef ribs include back ribs and several short rib styles; plate ribs, cut from near the belly, are the meatiest beef option and are often called "dino bones." Plate ribs provide the fullest, meatiest bite overall.

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