tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917399985384418036.post8110115710200513307..comments2011-10-16T15:19:37.400-07:00Comments on Eat, Memory: kairuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608839703020585886noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917399985384418036.post-78492702365788973542008-12-01T21:25:00.000-08:002008-12-01T21:25:00.000-08:00Eat it all yourself!No, just kidding. You might be...Eat it all yourself!<BR/><BR/>No, just kidding. You might be able to get away with rillettes, since the meat is cooked in wine and fat, and then mostly drained off before the meat is mashed into a pâté-like spread.<BR/><BR/>I have seen fat-fearing friends scrape that heavenly layer of fat off their pork belly, handing it over to a nearby spouse. Some people are funny about fat. Does your wife eat bacon? You might point out that it's just like eating bacon. <BR/><BR/>I know I am not much help, because I was raised to eat just about any part of an animal that showed up on my plate. Maybe pork belly served up in a restaurant, all in tidy, two-bite portions, would be less alarming than watching one's husband wrestle with a hunk of raw pork, all pink-and-white striped with flesh and fat?kairuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608839703020585886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917399985384418036.post-60566460524289714122008-12-01T14:43:00.000-08:002008-12-01T14:43:00.000-08:00My wife makes all sorts of complaints whenever I e...My wife makes all sorts of complaints whenever I even mention cooking up something good and fatty. Do you have any hints on how to persuade her to eat this, or should I just save myself the trouble and eat it all myself?Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513028602539111338noreply@blogger.com