Funny and delicious both–can’t ask for much more than that:
Undeterred by inexperience, Mr. Henry bought five pounds of blade roast, slapped it on the kitchen counter, and massaged it with his own concoction of dry spices: brown sugar (lots and lots), cumin (a good heaping), cayenne (a smidge), paprika, (a smidge more), a big pinch [...]
It’s a grand phenomenon: the sight of an entire beast, the glistening pile or pork, the intensity of the flavor. There’s a salty tang, with soft, suffusing black pepper, generous rosemary and garlic that has worked its way into every fiber of the meat.
Rick Nichols, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Mike Sula over at Chicago Reader has a must-read series on Blanchardville, WI farmers Linda Derrickson and MarkKessenich and their efforts to save the dwindling population of mulefoot pigs by raising them for food on their 154-acre Hillspring Farm. Says Derrickson:
“If you treat them just like precious zoo animals that’s how they get extinct….That does [...]
Belgian conceptual artist Wim Delvoye tattooed and stuffed pigs as part of a project on the Art Farm in China. While Team Ham doesn’t advocate animal cruelty, we do think Louise’s tats look great.
via Brand Spanking New
The art’s all well and good, but we think the best part of artist Cosimo Cavallaro’s 2004 ‘bed of ham’ installation is this comment in a BBC article on the 140kg piece:
He said he had decided to use processed ham because it was “a pure form of America: all kinds of parts, boiled and pressed [...]
Forget discus and luge–here comes “Olympig Racing.”
The Ham Bone Express outfit, operated by the Boger family out of Fayatteville, Arkansas, will provide a fleet of 16 vet-certified racing piglets for your next event. And that’s not all:
Bright colors and professional sound tell your audience they [...]
Chow Times: Pork Floss
* 3 lbs pork shoulder
* 1.5 cups water
* 1.5 tablespoons dark soy sauce
* 6 tablespoons light soy sauce
* 2 teaspoons white pepper powder
* 1.5 teaspoons salt
* 250g sugar
Making pork floss at home falls under the way-more-trouble-than-it’s-actually-worth category, but it could make the centerpiece of an all-floss meal, rounded out with some [...]
If you like your pigs high-concept rather than represenational, Williams Sonoma is flogging this thing as a “porcelain salt pig.” Apparently the large opening is supposed to be the snout. We think it could benefit from some hocks and a curly tail, but at $17 one can’t have everything.
And though Team Ham is [...]
Hells yeah. For $19.99 plus shipping, you can get a pig pinata big enough for 8 kids or one Team. Pork not included, but I’m thinking this would go great with a picnic shoulder.
via Pinatas.com
[Vosges'] newest bar combines deep milk chocolate with crunchy bacon. That’s right: every carnivore’s favorite breakfast meat mixed with chocolate. And guess what? It’s delicious.
via New York Magazine’s Best Bets Daily - Vosges Bacon Candy Bar
Get it for $7 per bar at vogseschocolate.com