Pig Perfect: Encounters With Remarkable Swine And Some Great Ways To Cook Them

Peter Kaminsky

ISBN 10: 1401300367 / ISBN 13: 9781401300364

Published by Hyperion Books, 2005

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291 pages. 8.50x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1401300367

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pig Perfect: Encounters With Remarkable Swine And Some Great Ways To Cook Them
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1401300367
• ISBN 13: 9781401300364
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.41 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Peter Kaminsky is the author and coauthor of many books, including Pig Perfect, Culinary Intelligence, and Green Fire, Seven Fires, and Mallmann on Fire (with Francis Mallmann). He is a longtime contributor to Food & Wine and a former columnist for the New York Times and New York magazine. He was managing editor of National Lampoon. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.