But as roneah points out, do boars count as pork?
and how long have pigs been domesticated?
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:39, archived)

I wouldn't have thought so
boar is boar, pork is pork. At least not when they were distinct species still.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:41, archived)

How did our eating habits change from hunting boar in the forest opportunistically,
versus having domesticated pigs in our own back garden?

Also have to take into consideration the trade element. How expensive/cheap were pigs considered to be compared to other animals. Were they the caviar of our day, or just the bread and butter to be casually tossed aside when we're full?
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:42, archived)

Well they wouldn't have wasted any
uses for all of them. Anything better than gruel or cabbage was caviar.

Sort of. This isn't very factual, we aren't even talking about any date in particular
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:46, archived)

I'm just bullshitting.
It feels like I'm back in my Psychology A Level classes. :)
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

Pigs have been domesticated for a very very very long time.
Every household had one, even serfs.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:44, archived)

Did they milk them?
I wonder what pig-cheese tastes like.
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:45, archived)

It used to be said
That everything on a pig was eaten except for the squeak.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:45, archived)

even the willies? eeewwwwwww
curly fries
( mongychops, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

Traditionally eaten by pursing the lips
and screwing down the mouth.
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

there are wild pigs though
I think
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:46, archived)

i married one
bingo
( mongychops, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

Otherwise known as boar.
Boars are wild pigs.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:48, archived)

do pigs other than domesticated ones count as being pork?
boar and pigs aren't the same genus, according to wikipedia
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:51, archived)

Wikipedia says
'Pigs have been domesticated since ancient times'. No proper timeline though.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:48, archived)

Does it mention the Pigosaurus?

( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)

A twenty foot high spiny pig
Great for barbecues.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:54, archived)

Or bashes at your place.
No more need for those three trays of bacons.
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:55, archived)