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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Devine Swine Pete Kaminsky’s Pig Perfect was just the treatise I was looking for as a yardstick for our farms own free-range pork production. The descriptions of the ham curing in Spain are of such great detail they inspire the reader to try their own hand at such an “art.” The only thing that would be better would be to duplicate his travels and experience the taste first hand. I want to thank The author for sharing his insight with such passion and flair.Collins HuffGryffon’s…
i wish everyone would read this book i reccommend this book to you whether you eat pork or not. the pork production in the US affects everyone. you should read this book so you understand how “pig farms” which are actually pig factories, affects the environment as well as the quality and flavor of pork.but the book is not an environmental manifesto, it is an excellent look at the world of pig farming and pork. the recipes mixed into the meat of the book add a nice touch as well.i know, now, that a pig,…