Burgundy, Ruwer, NE Italy

It's a widely held truism that the foundation of all great cuisine is the pig.

Food without the pig is one very sad world.

The pig is also the central animal in the appreciation of wine. So many great matches and so much enjoyment.

I respect vegetarians but feel sorry for my wine-loving friends who close themselves off to the pig, the cow, the lamb and all of nature's wonderful bounty.

A pig is an animal with dirt on his face
his shoes are a terrible disgrace
He has no manners when he eats his food
He's fat and lazy and extremely rude
But if you don't care a feather or a fig
you may grow up to be a pig

Oh would you like to swing on a star
carry moonbeams home in a jar
and be better off than you are
or would you rather be a pig
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
I think Msr. Dressner has elevated the straight man game so far that we're all discombobulated!
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originally posted by Joe Dressner:
I respect vegetarians but feel sorry for my wine-loving friends who close themselves off to the pig, the cow, the lamb and all of nature's wonderful bounty.
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Agreed!
Both of you.
 
Just a little dust up over Tardieu Laurent being spoofy, and if you like T-L wines you must have a sucky palate, etc. Things got a little mean spirited.
 
originally posted by Joe Dressner:
Marc D:

I haven't looked into that thread.

What's going on there?

joe
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No, there's unity with this one, really:

I was cleaning out the cellar and saw a bottle of 99 TL Crozes Coteaux kicking around and I was curious, given this (I must say unusually nasty) thread.

A lot less oak than I expected. Still, certainly modern, even given the plush vintage. Blind I might have guessed Australian, but a more "traditional" Aussie producer. Probably at the far end of the spectrum of what we will drink. It was fine with very slow dry roasted pork ribs from Lopez Island.
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originally posted by slaton:
originally posted by Marc D:
Maybe he could do something with the syrahfest thread/train wreck next.
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Actually I'm thinking of taking on healthcare.
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Call it Health Care Insurance reform, and you would be off to a great start.

And I apologize about you not making an effort on that thread, I see a valiant Jabberwocky post in there!
 
Homer: Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute. Lisa honey, are you
saying you're "never" going to eat any animal again? What about
bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad! Those all come from the same animal!
Homer: [Chuckles] Yeah, right Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.

Oft quoted, but appropriate for the thread, it seems.
 
Other treats from the magic beast: boudin noir, leaf lard, 2001 Mayr-Nusser Sdtiroler Lagrein Riserva, and Spam.

Beautiful, beautiful Spam.
 
originally posted by slaton:
originally posted by Rahsaan:
I thought people ate pork because there was no other meat available.
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Have you ever been to Spain or Italy?

Even a poor pescetarian fool such as I would choose the magical animal before all others, were I to embrace omnivorism.
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smoked salmon is the bacon of the sea. it demonstrates why we eat fish in the fish place.
 
originally posted by Scott Kraft:
smoked salmon is the bacon of the sea. it demonstrates why we eat fish in the fish place.
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This is becoming more inscrutable by the minute.

I thought sashimi demonstrated why we eat fish in the first place? As much as I love the smokey elements of smoked salmon (the cure-all for any mood!), surely that spoofs it up just a bit.
 
This thread has inspired me to start a new lifestyle magazine - "Pork Aficionado."

In addition to the wine and general upscale living crowds, I plan to target government officials and porn addicts for my initial subscriber base.
 
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