Spare Ribs
Spare Ribs
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The word 'spareribs' is an English alteration
of the German 'ribbesper' which refers to the idea of pork ribs roasted on a spear.There is also the "absence of fat" which, in 1596, the usuage of 'spare' came about in association to pork ribs.