PrintGo Whole Hog for the Holidays at New Public Meat Market in Sunset Park
Crispy pig, photograph by Tam Ngo.
Sarah DiGregorio at The Village Voice's Fork in the Road blog has uncovered an easy alternative for holiday hosts and home-cooks: lechones! Lechones are suckling pigs, whole-roasted over charcoal and the toast of any communal feast. With a week's notice, New Public Meat Market can supply you with your very own 25-pound, crispy baby for $110. 5021 5th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11220 (at 50th Street; map); 718-871-1188
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3 Comments:
The accent mark on "lechón" is dropped when the word is pluralized. Sorry to nitpick an otherwise great recommendation.
frostrockr at 3:49PM on 12/08/08
@frostrockr: Thanks for catching that! The post has been updated.
Tam Ngo at 2:56PM on 12/15/08
Actually, if the roasted pig in question is a suckling pig (as in piglet) the term that should be used is cochinillo. Lechon or lechones is a "mature" roasted pig. Sorry to nitpick as well!
grumpygrouse at 1:19PM on 01/10/09