Author Topic: Super-Pig? (Read 5204 times)

vaskidmark · « **on:** March 03, 2013, 01:02:38 PM »

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/us/with-iowa-swabian-hall-a-farmers-quest-for-perfect-pig.xml

A new iteration of an older cross-breed, by a guy that just might be one of us. Most "culinary" folks rave, while one smoker says it's "too fatty".

Info on pigs for sale included.

stay safe.

mtnbkr · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2013, 01:35:12 PM »

Saw that guy on Bizarre Foods America the other day. They covered the hydroponics feeding system as well.

It was interesting the cooked product looked good to me.

Chris

French G. · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2013, 01:57:01 PM »

Awww, I got all excited. The roach coach on one of my air stations sold a Superpig sandwich. Toasted bun, mayo, fried egg, sausage patty, bacon, cheese. I think maybe deli ham too? I only ate a few as my continued existence can attest.

charby · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2013, 02:08:59 PM »

Carl is one my friends. Good guy!

mtnbkr · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2013, 03:25:42 PM »

Quote from: charby on March 03, 2013, 02:08:59 PM

Carl is one my friends. Good guy!

Really? While watching the show, I wondered if you might know the guy, but pushed that thought out of my head because, you know, Iowa is kind of a big place. :)

Chris

charby · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2013, 05:38:49 PM »

Quote from: mtnbkr on March 03, 2013, 03:25:42 PM

Really? While watching the show, I wondered if you might know the guy, but pushed that thought out of my head because, you know, Iowa is kind of a big place. :)

Chris

Iowa is a big place but we both alumnus of the same fraternity chapter, so that is how we know each other. We are doing a reunion at his farm this summer and cooking a pig or two.

charby · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2013, 04:53:01 PM »

Got a message from Carl: "A&E ...national geographic...discovery channel...animal planet...are in bidding war for our show. How cool is that?"

vaskidmark · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:30:40 PM »

He has a show?

Or are they bidding to turn him into one?

And does he ship?

stay safe.

charby · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:33:53 PM »

Quote from: vaskidmark on March 07, 2013, 06:30:40 PM

He has a show?

Or are they bidding to turn him into one?

And does he ship?

stay safe.

Most of his pork goes to a few local and big city restuarants or his pig roasting catering biz.

charby · « **Reply #9 on:** March 19, 2013, 11:29:18 AM »

Carl and a couple pigs are going to be on the March 27th Colbert Report.

Tallpine · « **Reply #10 on:** March 19, 2013, 11:49:17 AM »

Radiant!

Jocassee · « **Reply #11 on:** March 19, 2013, 12:31:52 PM »

Quote from: Tallpine on March 19, 2013, 11:49:17 AM

Radiant!

+1

charby · « **Reply #12 on:** March 27, 2013, 11:17:03 PM »

14 minutes to Carl on the Colbert report

birdman · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2013, 07:54:49 AM »

Quote from: French G. on March 03, 2013, 01:57:01 PM

Awww, I got all excited. The roach coach on one of my air stations sold a Superpig sandwich. Toasted bun, mayo, fried egg, sausage patty, bacon, cheese. I think maybe deli ham too? I only ate a few as my continued existence can attest.

Fitz and I once made ham (or prosciutto) and mozzarella stuffed, bacon wrapped, syrup brushed pork chops.

Or as we call it, "the Homer Simpson" (or death by pork)

Fitz · « **Reply #14 on:** March 28, 2013, 07:58:33 AM »

Quote from: birdman on March 28, 2013, 07:54:49 AM

Fitz and I once made ham (or prosciutto) and mozzarella stuffed, bacon wrapped, syrup brushed pork chops.

Or as we call it, "the Homer Simpson" (or death by pork)

The pork chops were great, but the conversation that lead to them was even better

"What could make this bacon wrapped chop recipe even better?"

"I know! Lets stuff em with ham and cheese!"

drewtam · « **Reply #15 on:** March 28, 2013, 11:03:52 AM »

super-pig?

AJ Dual · « **Reply #16 on:** March 28, 2013, 10:22:57 PM »

I found out my cousin has a friend-of-a-friend of Carl and had gotten a "superpig" piglet for his hobby farm.

I remembered this thread, and I went out there today to see it. I was kind of surprised though that it only had three legs.

I asked him why, and he said "You don't eat a great pig like that all at once."

charby · « **Reply #17 on:** April 30, 2013, 04:53:33 PM »

Carl is having a 6 cochon Boucherie on Memorial weekend, same day as another buddy's crawfish boil. I'm so torn.

Yes they are fresh crawdads, they are bought in LA, packed on ice and driven to Iowa, as soon as Coonass Joe arrives the boil gets started.

But Carl is cooking some of us a pig in June.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #18 on:** April 30, 2013, 08:23:19 PM »

Quote from: drewtam on March 28, 2013, 11:03:52 AM

super-pig?

I was going to ask if that was for pipelines, but it's right there in the URL, so...

geronimotwo · « **Reply #19 on:** May 02, 2013, 09:03:18 AM »

Quote from: charby on March 27, 2013, 11:17:03 PM

14 minutes to Carl on the Colbert report

is that your official faternity t-shirt?

charby · « **Reply #20 on:** May 02, 2013, 09:22:04 AM »

Quote from: geronimotwo on May 02, 2013, 09:03:18 AM

is that your official faternity t-shirt?

No, that is a John Deere t-shirt, worn by every other person in Iowa. Bibs have sort of fallen out fashion, only being worn by 2 out 5 people to church.

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Author Topic: Super-Pig? (Read 5204 times)