Stall In Open Market Selling Fat Pork Meat Being More Expensive Than Lean Pork Meat

A stall in an open market in a town in China, being close to Vietnam, was selling pork meat exposed to all that the weather could throw at it. The pork meat had a lot of fat in it and it appears that the fat pork meat was in greater demand than the lean pork meat, because of its use in cooking. The fat in the pork meat would be rendered down and subsequently used when cooking Chinese food. Perhaps this explains why the Chinese food in the countryside dwellings tastes so good!

The western world has become so used to the convenience of shops and supermarkets where almost anything needed for cooking can be bought. Vegetable oil in bottles is freely available, is very convenient to use, has a long shelf life, and is reasonably priced. Similar cooking oils are not so easily available to the people living in countryside communities, so the fat pork meat is still an essential item as far as cooking is concerned. Many older people complain that food in the modern world does not have the same delicious flavors they enjoyed when they were younger, perhaps the scarcity of fat pork is one of the reasons!

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*** Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig (Sus domesticus). The word, pork, is often meant to denote specifically the fresh meat of the pig, but it can be used as an all-inclusive term, to include cured, smoked, or processed meats (ham, bacon, prosciutto, etc.) It is one of the most-commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC.

Pork is eaten in various forms, including cooked (as roast pork), cured or smoked (ham, including the Italian prosciutto) or a combination of these methods (gammon, bacon or Pancetta). It is also a common ingredient of sausages. Charcuterie is the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, many from pork. Pork is a taboo food item in Islam and Judaism, and its consumption is forbidden in these two religions. Src:Wikipedia.Org ***