Nothing Says “I love Pork” Like a Stuck Hog

article image

Chefs with tattoos are commonplace, but Meatpaper reports on a new trend in the field of food-related tats: Pigs. The pig/pork/sausage/ham/bacon tattoo is on full display (for subscribers) in the journal’s most recent issue, which is entirely dedicated to the pink beast. There you can find the limbs of culinary trade inked in antique bacon presses, flying pigs, German sausages, and no shortage of pig butchery diagrams–the illustrations marking different cuts of the meat. One chef even has “PORK!” tattooed on the inside of her lower lip–and yes, it looks as painful as it sounds. Why the swine lovefest? One devotee summed up his love for the versatile muse: “It’s the food of the gods. It brings us ribs, bacon, ham, sausage, pork chops. What else bring you all those things? Nothing else does that.” 

Source: Meatpaper

Meatpaper was nominated for a 2009 Utne Independent Press Award in the categories of social/cultural coverage and general excellence.

Image byaurora.leonard, licensed underCreative Commons.

UTNE
UTNE
In-depth coverage of eye-opening issues that affect your life.