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Pigs, Pork, and Heartland Hogs : From Wild Boar to Baconfest.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (263 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781538110751
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pigs, Pork, and Heartland HogsDDC classification:
  • 636.400973
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Meet the Pig -- FROM THERE TO HERE -- CHAPTER TWO. Early Pig: Domestication and Early Civilization -- CHAPTER THREE. Old World Pig: Pork and the Rise of Familiar Cultures -- CHAPTER FOUR. Colonial Pig: Pigs in the Age of Exploration -- CHAPTER FIVE. American Pig: Shaping American Culture, Agriculture, and Foodways -- CHAPTER SIX. Corn Belt/Hog Belt: How Hogs and Hominy Helped Define a Region -- SECTION II. PIGS ON OUR PLATES -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Versatile Pig: The Parts and How We Use Them -- CHAPTER EIGHT. American Icons: Barbecue, Hot Dogs, and SPAM® -- CHAPTER NINE. Local Pig: Influences and Specialties in the Heartland -- CHAPTER TEN. Transformed Pig: Recipes for Specialties -- SECTION III. LIVING WITH PIGS TODAY -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Popular Pig: The Rise of Pig Obsession -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Farm to Table Pig: People Who Raise Pigs and Create Pork -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Cherished Pig: Traditions that Have Changed and Some Worth Keeping -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Problems and Promises: Issues, Concerns, Discussions, and Hopes -- Notes -- Bibliography and Sources -- Index.
Summary: Pigs, Pork, andHeartland Hogs is an engaging celebration of the 12,000-year connection between humans and the world's most commonly consumed meat: pork. Throughout history, pigs shaped cultures and cuisines. Introduced into the Americas, they changed lives and, in time, helped define the Midwest, reflecting the region's diversity and abundance.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Meet the Pig -- FROM THERE TO HERE -- CHAPTER TWO. Early Pig: Domestication and Early Civilization -- CHAPTER THREE. Old World Pig: Pork and the Rise of Familiar Cultures -- CHAPTER FOUR. Colonial Pig: Pigs in the Age of Exploration -- CHAPTER FIVE. American Pig: Shaping American Culture, Agriculture, and Foodways -- CHAPTER SIX. Corn Belt/Hog Belt: How Hogs and Hominy Helped Define a Region -- SECTION II. PIGS ON OUR PLATES -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Versatile Pig: The Parts and How We Use Them -- CHAPTER EIGHT. American Icons: Barbecue, Hot Dogs, and SPAM® -- CHAPTER NINE. Local Pig: Influences and Specialties in the Heartland -- CHAPTER TEN. Transformed Pig: Recipes for Specialties -- SECTION III. LIVING WITH PIGS TODAY -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Popular Pig: The Rise of Pig Obsession -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Farm to Table Pig: People Who Raise Pigs and Create Pork -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Cherished Pig: Traditions that Have Changed and Some Worth Keeping -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Problems and Promises: Issues, Concerns, Discussions, and Hopes -- Notes -- Bibliography and Sources -- Index.

Pigs, Pork, andHeartland Hogs is an engaging celebration of the 12,000-year connection between humans and the world's most commonly consumed meat: pork. Throughout history, pigs shaped cultures and cuisines. Introduced into the Americas, they changed lives and, in time, helped define the Midwest, reflecting the region's diversity and abundance.

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