Pig Perfect: Encounters with Remarkable Swine and Some Great Ways to Cook Them

Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9781401300364
ISBN: 1401300367
Item Dimensions:9483491584
Label: Hyperion
Languages:EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: May 11, 2005
Publisher: Hyperion
Release Date: May 11, 2005
Studio: Hyperion

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What Bill Bryson did for trees and walking shoes and Mark Kurlansky did for cod, Peter Kaminsky now does for pork in Pig Perfect 'I love ham and I love this book.' -Annie Dillard o you crave a juicy pork chop An old-time country ham Or maybe some Southern-style barbecue Then you'll want to join Peter Kaminsky on his pilgrimage in search of the perfect pig. Part travelogue, part cookbook, part naturalist's encounter, and part love letter, Kaminsky's book takes us from Kentucky, Burgundy, and Madrid to the Yucatn and back to Brooklyn to tell the tale of the pig. From the wondrous techniques of tailgate chefs to Mayan home cooking, competitive barbecuing, and the ancient rite of the pig killing that has bound communities together over the centuries, Pig Perfect brings together an oddball pork-loving band of chefs, farmers, and food lovers and offers a tasty history of the oft underappreciated pig.

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