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Meat Magazine Suggests New Uses for Bacon Fat
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Hugh Merwin
Published Apr 22, 2009
Modified Apr 22, 2009
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Hugh Merwin
Published Apr 22, 2009
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The new issue of all things meat, all the time magazine Meatpaper has just been published, and it’s called The Pig Issue. Features include a story on an obscure medical treatment for the ailment called furuncular myiasis that uses rendered bacon fat. The treatment is named— what else— Bacon Therapy. This newest Meatpaper is sort of like Prevention magazine, but with pig products instead of cardio tips. There’s also a profile on Tennessee ham maker Allan Benton, whose hams are considered the best by chefs like David Chang and the folks at PDT, who use his products to make a drink called the “Benton’s Old-Fashioned.” Craft chef Damon Wise is also a big fan of Benton’s bacon— visit his damonfrugalfridayeverydayexcepttuesdaywebsite.com to see what the Colicchio protégée is doing with the stuff this week. The new pork-themed Meatpaper also features a spread on pork-themed tattoos, including a photo from Brooklyn-based photographer Michael Harlan Turkell. For vegetarians there’s a comparison piece on vegan bacon. Issue #7 of Meatpaper is available at St. Marks Bookshop, Barnes & Noble locations, Project No. 8, and at The Brooklyn Kitchen.
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