The animal that is Pork Chop is a pig.
Pork is the name for pig meat and pork chops are a cut of meat that comes from the loin of a pig.
The loin of a pig is the area of the pig which runs from the pigs shoulder to the pigs hip.
The loin of a pig is the most tender part of a pig.
Pork chops are often cut perpendicular to a pig's spine.
Pork chops account for 10 percent of all pork that is eaten in the United States.
There are also other names for pork chops which include top loin, blade chops, rib, sirloin and loins.
Pork chops are the most popular cut of meat from a big.