돼지 한 마리를 잡아도 100g∼300g밖에 나오지 않는 귀한 고기로, 도축업자들이 뒷문으로 빼돌려 먹는다 하여 뒷고기라 불리게 됐다고 한다.
It is said to be a rare meat that only produces 100 to 300 grams from one pig, which was later referred to as back meat because butchers siphoned off through the back door and eat it.