[Marcus Marulus]

Originally Posted by Caesar Princeps

Pigs are such good animals. They're cute, all pink and oinking and frolicking into mud
Moreover, that is most important, they can be turned into a greatest variety of food, for example: braciola, spalla, prosciutto, costine, zampone, cotechino, salame, salsiccia, soppressa veneta, soppressata, cacciatorino, cacciatore, ciccioli, culatello, coppa, pancetta, lardo, etc.
I had read that in the Balkans, Christian farmers bred pigs to avoid Turks to take away their cattle. I wonder if it is true...
The Pig should be made Official Animal of Europe.

In Hungary, during the Turkish rule, Christians used lard to keep the Turks away. If they transported something on a carriage and didn't want Turks to inspect it, they would put lard on carriage and Turks would't even dare to approach the vehicle (so the story goes)

"The Pig should be made Official Animal of Europe?" Too late, the Chinese did it already. Pig is the symbol of luck in China.

I must say, I don't like particularly pork as such (meat), but I adore most of the things made out of pig (sausages etc.), like all these products you mentioned: braciola, spalla, prosciutto, costine, zampone, cotechino, salame, salsiccia, soppressa veneta, soppressata, cacciatorino, cacciatore, ciccioli, culatello, coppa, pancetta, lardo, etc.