Nutrition
≈ 1,150 kcalper portion of about 450 g
- Protein28%
- Fat72%
- Carbohydrates0%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A young pig that has been milk-fed, typically roasted until the skin is crispy and the meat is tender.
- Cuisine
- Italian
Typical ingredients
- suckling pig
- salt
- rosemary
- garlic
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
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A sucking-pig (BrE) or suckling pig (AmE) is a piglet fed on its mother's milk (i.e., a piglet which is still being "suckled"). In culinary contexts, a sucking-pig is slaughtered before the end of its second month.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Suckling pig” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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