"This was meant as a Christmas present for two girls I know who are 5 and 7, but I don't think I'll give it to them actually. It turned out a bit too
evil-demon-pig-from-hell-y for that. Now it's sitting on a shelf threatening me with its existence. I'm not quite sure what I should do with it."
posted by griphus
on Dec 24, 2011 -
69 comments
Rob Levitt of Mado in Chicago
butchering a pig. 19
more videos submitted by chefs and butchers to
Protein University, a project that aims to "create an online resource populated with a family tree of butchery techniques from whole animal breakdowns to sausage making from across the globe".
[more inside]
posted by AceRock
on Oct 14, 2010 -
15 comments
Over the course of three years, designer
Christien Meindertsma tracked the products that had been made from the remains of a single pig. In doing so,
she discovered that the skin, bones, meat, organs, blood, fat, brains, hoofs, hair and tail of a single pig might be used in more than 180 very diverse products, from shampoo, medicine, tattoo ink, munitions, cardiac valves, matches, desserts and bubblegum, beer and lemonade, car paint and brake discs to pills and bread.
TED Talk. TED
Bio. Vimeo video:
Reading through the pages of Pig 05049.
Exhibition (in Dutch). Design Observer:
Pig 05049. Amazon:
Pig 05049 [more inside]
posted by zarq
on Sep 20, 2010 -
24 comments
Khanzir is the
only pig in Afghanistan. An already lonely existence has been made sadder as fears of swine-flu have caused zoo officials to place him in
quarantine, depriving him of contact with his best friend - a nearby goat.
posted by grapefruitmoon
on May 8, 2009 -
40 comments
Pork Farmers in Hog Heaven! Atkins and skyrocketing beef prices result in pork producers "experiencing demand far in excess of anything [they]'ve seen historically." Pork prices are very high on the spot and futures market but still a value relative to meat. Perhaps this will increase the demand for tasty
Berkshire hog pork, the kind that pre-dates the breeding which produced the "other white meat."
posted by MattD
on Oct 19, 2004 -
9 comments
