It's no secret many Americans these days avoid using a lot of animal parts considered delicacies in other countries. Sometimes it's because certain meats are straight-up illegal in the U.S., like ...

My name is Bryan Mayer. I'm a butcher, educator, and writer. Today, we're here at Wyebrook Farms, where we're going to break down a half a pig. into cuts that you would see at your local butcher shop.

If you go up to rub a pig’s belly you’re, well, rubbing the belly meat. Bacon is pork belly cured, smoked, and sliced. Cook: “The belly itself is a great mid temp braising cut. I cook it at 300 or 325 ...

From hands-on work with pigs, humane processing of the pigs, to learning how to butcher the different parts of a pig. David T. Foster [email protected] [email protected] ...