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Pig tail, also referred to as pigtail and pork tail, are the tails from a pig used as a food ingredient in many cuisines. Pig tails can be
smoked Smoking is the process of flavoring, browning, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to smoke from burning or smoldering material, most often wood. Meat, fish, and ''lapsang souchong'' tea are often smoked. In Europe, alder is the tradi ...
, fried, or roasted in barbecue sauce. They are also brine cured or used as jelly stock for brawn. Pig tails are used in the cuisine of the American South in various recipes with black-eyed peas, collard greens, red beans, and kalalloo. In the Caribbean salted pig tails are used. In Puerto Rico, pig tails are eaten raw in sandwiches; after being cleansed it is microwaved, for about thirty seconds, and eaten with cheese, mustard, and mayom usually on a ciabatta roll. In
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pig tail is used to flavor stews and soups.


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List of smoked foods This is a list of smoked foods. Smoking is the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to smoke from burning or smoldering material, most often wood. Foods have been smoked by humans throughout history. Meats and fish ...
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