Thats Some Pig Pork The other white meat

That’s Some Pig!!! Pork! The other white meat…

How many famous pigs can you name? ? ?

Piglet Porky Pig Wilbur Babe Three Little Pigs Hampton J. Pig (Tiny Toons) Spider Pig Hamm (Toy Story) Miss. Piggy Pippo (Sanrio/Hello Kitty)

Pork Fun Facts • $105, 000 is the highest price ever paid for a hog (March 5, 1998) • The longest single sausage measured 5, 917 feet (cooked in Barcelona, Spain) • China is the number one producer and consumer of fresh pork in the world. • At the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair hotdogs were called “Red Hots”. • Pork is the world’s most widely eaten meat.

Pork Nutrition Info • Pork is very high in complete proteins • On a 2000 calorie diet a person needs 5 ½ oz. of protein everyday • Pork is considered to be a lean meat… – When compared to chicken pork is known as The Other White Meat

Meats are composed of… • Muscle Tissue • Connective Tissue • Fat *Meat is edible muscle of the animal… – The toughest cuts of meat are found in the parts of the animal where the muscles are worked the most.

Cuts of Pork • There are two specific cuts to be aware of… – Wholesale • Large cuts that are sold to supermarkets – Retail • Smaller cuts divided by the supermarket • These come from the whole sale cut

Boston Loin Shoulder Picnic Shoulder Leg Side

Retail Cuts from Wholesale Cuts of Hog • Boston Shoulder – Ground meat, sausage, and shoulder roast • Picnic Shoulder – Arm roasts and stew meat • Loin – Pork chops, tenderloin, roasts, ribs, Canadian style bacon *you get the largest variety from this wholesale cut!

• Side – Spare ribs and sliced bacon • Leg – Ham and leg cutlets

Is time an issue of concern? • The following cuts can be cooked in thirty minutes or less… – – Pork chops Tenderloin Ground pork Ham Steaks