{"id":411,"date":"2007-11-01T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2007-11-01T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/01\/caption-me-porchetta-maremmana-roasted-pig-with-head\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T20:01:05","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T20:01:05","slug":"caption-me-porchetta-maremmana-roasted-pig-with-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/01\/caption-me-porchetta-maremmana-roasted-pig-with-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Caption Me: Porchetta Maremmana, Roasted Pig with Head"},"content":{"rendered":"

I read about an “unsettling” photo on YumSugar, the object of much discussion, consisting of a roasted pig’s head being served at a buffet. That same weekend, I was snapping pics at my local market, of something I can see every Tuesday and Saturday. <\/p>\n

Porchetta Maremmana.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Porchetta is a young pig, left with the head intact, that is de-boned and stuffed with spices such as rosemary and garlic, and sometimes even lard, then roasted in a wood-burning oven for hours. It can then be sliced and eaten or used to fill sandwiches.<\/p>\n

My neighbors growing up often roasted a pig in the ground, so seeing a pig’s body like this is not so surprising to me. For others, it might be. I’m assuming I have a slightly more varied and international readership than YumSugar (who seemed heavily weighted towards vegetarians and Americans), but I actually have no idea. I’m curious about your feelings…<\/p>\n

So, fill in the blank: When I look at these pictures, I ……….<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Porchetta<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Porchetta<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Porchetta<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Porchetta<\/a><\/p>\n

Original YumSugar post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I read about an “unsettling” photo on YumSugar, the object of much discussion, consisting of a roasted pig’s head being served at a buffet. That same weekend, I was snapping pics at my local market, of something I can see every Tuesday and Saturday. Porchetta Maremmana. Porchetta is a young pig, left with the head…<\/p>\n

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