North Carolina: the pig pickin’ capital of the world

Tucked away in the corner of our office is a neat piece of culinary and political history. Forty-five years ago, the governor of North Carolina declared our state to be the “Pig Pickin’ Capital of the World.” Gov. Bob Scott’s signature is still firm and clear on the...

Beyond Bacon – the blog

Welcome to a place we call “Beyond Bacon,” a new blog of the North Carolina Pork Council. For many, pork means bacon and barbecue, ham and sausage, tenderloin and chops, and, yes, these days even charcuterie and char siu bao. Indeed, across the centuries, pork has...