This Pig Earth: Whole Hog Blog Archives here!
“A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and not by a but.” John Berger from Ladle- Pig Earth For all our NEW #Charcutepalooza Friends, a historic look at what we’ve been cooking the last 5 years whilst savoring the whole hog. These archives hold dozens of pork recipes that... Read More
Poule-au-Pot…a chicken in every pot.
Camont's Henri IV Merci Henri IV*. You started a culinary tradition that outlasts event he most political promises when you declared in the late 1500′s- Si Dieu me prête vie, je ferai qu’il n’y aura point de laboureur en mon royaume qui n’ait les moyens d’avoir le dimanche une poule dans son pot! If God spares me, I will ensure that there is no working man in my kingdom who does not have the means to have a chicken in the pot every... Read More
Projet Cochon- the Butcher & the Kids
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Camont’s New Beekeeper- Narcisse the Sweet
When shopping the Le Passage d’Agen market on a Wednesday, I whisper to students and guests that “This man sells the best honey in Gascony!”. I get little patronizing nods, the cameras click away; they love his trim mustaches, the flowing gray locks, his black Stetson hat. He flirts and poses and sells a few more kilos of leeks, garlic, potatoes, persimmons, nefliers and pomegranates. But I wait. I wait patiently for the French... Read More
Could this be your Perfect Pig on an October morning?
The Agen market is full of surprises on a perfect fall morning. Today, shopping for quince, cress, and cilantro I ran into a drove of pigs. Free-range, pasture-raised French pigs. Like a stage setting, simplicity itself- one knife, a cleaver, a wooden block, & a smile. Julien Veyrac of Tournon d’Agenais No one was more surprised than me to meet the new butcher boy on the block and discover some damn good looking charcuterie and fresh... Read More
