Zusammenfassung
Among the first creatures to help humans attain the goal of having enough to eat was the pig, which provided not simply enough, but general abundance. Domesticated early and easily, herds grew at astonishing rates (only rabbits are more prolific). Then, as people spread around the globe, pigs and traditions went with them, with pigs making themselves at home wherever explorers or settlers carried them. Today, pork is the most commonly consumed meat in the world—and no one else in the world produces more pork than the American Midwest.
Pigs and pork feature prominently in many cuisines and are restricted by others. In the U.S. during the early1900s, pork began to lose its preeminence to beef, but today, we are witnessing a resurgence of interest in pork, with talented chefs creating delicacies out of every part of the pig. Still, while people enjoy “pigging out,” few know much about hog history, and fewer still know of the creatures’ impact on the world, and specifically the Midwest. From brats in Wisconsin to tenderloin in Iowa, barbecue in Kansas City to porketta in the Iron Range to goetta in Cincinnati, the Midwest is almost defined by pork. Here, tracking the history of pig as pork, Cynthia Clampitt offers a fun, interesting, and tasty look at pigs as culture, calling, and cuisine.
Schlagworte
Food I love bacon American food American food history Heartland food pig history pigs pigs in America pork history pork in America food history eating pork baconfest hog history hogs hot dogs- 211–232 Notes 211–232
- 233–240 Bibliography and Sources 233–240
- 241–250 Index 241–250
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- „... , peccary, babirusa, and javelina. The most widely known yell for calling pigs—Soooie—is most likely derived ...” „... wild boars or domesticated pigs—because both fall into the genus Sus, with the wild boar species being ...” „... domesticated pigs.The word pig can be used to refer to any member of the family Suidae, but it is most commonly ...”
- „... continue to discover new ways to enjoy it.Celebratory PigState fairs appeared in the mid-1800s ...” „... . Of the pigs that are born here, we sell many as feeder pigs—that is, weaned youngsters that someone ...” „... castrating to caring for sick pigs.”That said, Weiss acknowledges that she does more of the marketing, both ...”
- „... S E C T I O N I IPIGS ON OUR PLATES83C H A P T E R S E V E NVersatile PigThe Parts and How We Use ...” „... ThemOne facet of pigs that has captivated people pretty much from the beginning is that each creature ...” „... existence of the “wonderful, magical animal” that could provide such varied delights as the pig does ...”
- „... archaeologists have found evidence that the residents of Hallan Cemi had domesticated pigs—even before any-one in ...” „... easier than pigs.Cities and CivilizationsThough the domestication of pigs may have slightly predated ...” „... Loves PigsEven as pigs became almost universally domesticated and adopted, concerns, biases, and taboos ...”
- „... dichotomy of attitudes toward pigs—they are both desirable and problematic. Thus it has been for most of the ...” „... people at different times.Why Talk about Pigs?Regardless of how individuals or societies feel about pigs ...” „... Tennessee. Today, the state that raises the most corn (Iowa) also raises the most pigs.So, pigs are a very ...”
- „... , http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/en/meat/background.html.2. Brett Mizelle, Pig, p. 7.3. James R. Shortridge, The Middle West, pp. 20–21.4. Jon K. Lauck ...” „... of the McLean County Historical Museum.212 • Notes11. Daniel W. Gade, “Hogs (Pigs),” The Cambridge ...” „... 1, 2003.Chapter 1. Meet the Pig1. Caroline Grigson, “Culture, Ecology, and Pigs from the 5th to the ...”
- „... Rowley-Conwy, edi-tors. Pigs and Humans: 10,000 Years of Interaction. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007 ...” „... Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig. New York: Basic Books, 2015.Estabrook, Barry. Pig Tales: An Omnivore’s ...” „... . Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007.Gade, Daniel W. “Hogs (Pigs),” in The Cambridge World ...”
- „... Alfraganus (al-Farghani), 35Algonquian, 101Alleghenies, 67–68American pig breeds. See Duroc; Mulefoot ...” „... , 83Belgian, 111, 165Belstra Milling, 3, 157–59Benton, Allan, 144Berkshire pigs, 36, 70, 98, 152, 156 ...” „... , 156, 160–61, 174–75, 187, 201, 203farrowing crates, 156, 204–5feral pigs, 7, 13, 42–43, 46, 51, 175 ...”