as a (long time) ex-jew I think the world would be a better place if we could all sit down and have bacon cheeseburgers and beers. I was thinking of adding "and discussing our differences" but that would get in the way of eating.

BTW, in case you don't know, the pig is like a whole collection of yummy. BBQ Pork ribs, pork belly, pork cheek. Remember, "fat is flavor"

Interesting note 1: The term "high on the hog" came from the south (US) which referred to the upper half of the pig where the more whiter leaner meat came from (e.g. typical pork chops). The black slaves were left the "crappy" stuff like the ribs which had to be slow cooked. Of course, fat is flavor and slow cooking melts the otherwise tough collagen making for moist and flavorful pork==>BBQ Pork ribs are awesome. Pork chops, being lean and not having that collagen, suck (well at least relatively).

Interesting Note 2 - If you must eat a pork chop it's well worth nothing that it is now OK to cook them medium vs well. This is a big deal because pork chops are lean and so cooking them well makes them tough. They were cooked well because of the danger of trichinosis but that hasn't been in the US in so long that the requirement, as dictated to US restaurants, has been relaxed. The upshot is that pork chops don't have to be tasteless and tough (which is what happens when you cook them well)