Offers a brief history of the pig, and shares international-style recipes for appetizers, terrines, pates, soups, barbecues, stir-fry dishes, and main dishes featuring pork, ham, or bacon A salute to the versatile pig, with culinary history and lore and a wide-ranging assortment of recipes from around the world. Thai Coconut Soup and Pork with Ancho Pepper and Green Tomato Sauce are just some of the tantalizing incarnations of "the useful pig." Unfortunately, some of the ethnic dishes call for ingredients that may not be readily available and have rather long ingredient lists; but Smoler's recipes are delicious, and there is renewed interest in "the other white meat." Recommended. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.