Comments on: Daisy May’s Big Pig Gig: Smoked Whole Pig for 12 People

By: Microcosm K

Microcosm K — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:00:22 +0000

I 100% agree with you about the sweet potatoes. The cheesy corn was also a revelation. Check my bloggity for the full report. I think it was July 2009.

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:07:20 +0000

bbqmackster,
So the difference b/t Wilson’s and Daisy’s is that Wilson’s actually rips the hog out of the skin and roasts it? What do they do with the skin to get it edible?

By: bbqmackster

bbqmackster — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:37:25 +0000

Regards to the lack of cracklin..
Anytime the hog is smoked, it becomes almost impossible to get crispy skin, it always becomes rubbery.
Now at Wilson’s pit bbq, a great NC bbq’er who shows up at BIG Apple, he rips the entire carcass of the hog, lays directly flat over coals for a good 20-40 minutes before it gets crispy.
I have had whole hog smoked before elsewhere and the skin was not edible for aforementioned reasons.

By: Josef Lou Develos

Josef Lou Develos — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:14:17 +0000

Try smoked pig in Cebu, Philippines. They call it “Lechon Baboy”.It taste so good. It is for real..

By: miguel

miguel — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:50:32 +0000

do you have to round up 11 people to buy it or can you go alone and they team you with other lonely carnivorous???

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By: Reginald Bowie

Reginald Bowie — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:21:56 +0000

Please call me if you can ship one of these or 1/2 down south. Thanks.

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By: ulla

ulla — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:56:31 +0000

That is so amazing! You have gotta love NYC! Wow! Great Blog post:)

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:52:15 +0000

AGREED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Missing FG

Missing FG — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:08:11 +0000

These long gaps between blog entries get me both worried and sad. Worried that FG is either ill or on a diet. Sad because I miss reading about pigfests and such. Damn it man, post already. I have lost 8 pounds already…

By: neeter

neeter — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:18:22 +0000

oy very, a kosher person’s nightmare!

By: hungry bob

hungry bob — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:34:01 +0000

update this goddamn site food guy i’m HUNGRYYYY

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:24:26 +0000

Timothy Allen,

You know I take care of business. When you coming to NYC to feast?

ollie,

Duly noted, you’re not the first person to recommend Daisy May’s beef ribs. I usually go for the pork so its good to hear there’s some beef ribs out there worth trying.

Danny,

That’s really surprising to me that the staff wasn’t up to par for your Daisy May’s Big Pig. They were completely accomodating to us, refilling drinks and sides before we were even finished.

Robin,

You’re too sweet, probably sweeter than the sweet potatoes. Lookin forward to the next feast. What’s our next stop?

Dr. Dyspepsia,

Let’s save it for Ben’s Best. I think we’ll enjoy that more. Maybe we can get some Knishes at Knish Nosh after or before Ben’s. How do you feel about that? BTW I love the idea of the TV special, let’s keep working and hope for the best!

Anonymous,

I’ve never eaten any smoked whole animals before so I can’t say where they went wrong here but I have a feeling it’s because it was smoked for a mere 7-8 hours that it didn’t become delicious.

Dr. Dyspepsia Says:

It was disappointing that the skin wasn’t edible and yes that is KoK in the bkgrnd.

Phil,

Thanks man.

BBQ (”Brown is Better” Queen),

You are absolutely right, it was a gluttonous pig fest and it was shocking but it was awesome. We all got together and took that pig to the house, everyone did better than I thought. Good luck with your brown diet. I’ll try the beef ribs and Red Velvet cupcakes, you’re the 2nd person (other than KoK to recommend both of those to me). Thanks for the heads up on Five Points, I’ll have to check it out for lunch one day. How was the burger served?

wayne,

I agree with you, it did look better than it tastes that because it needed more time in the smoker. As far as super-homos go, I don’t know any on this site except you. Didn’t know it was BYOB at Daisy Mays, thanks for the heads up.

King of Ketchup Says:

That’s a sorry ketchup situation but the burger sounds good especially if you recommend it. I know you’re hard to please when it comes to burgers so I’ll definitely make an effort to get over there for lunch. RE: the smoked bacon, was it overly smokey or just what they wrote on the menu? Did the flavor dominate?

By: King of Ketchup

King of Ketchup — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:12:41 +0000

Haha Phil, I do not eat pork with ketchup…although I do eat pork chops with ketchup.

The burger at Five Points was very good. BEST in NYC? Ehhh it’s up there, definitely better the Five Guys, that’s for sure. I heard the burger is cheaper during lunch, so you may want to get over there on the early side if you don’t want to eat a $16 burger.

They used smoked bacon on the burger too — I prefer bacon that isn’t smoked, but whatareyagonnado?

Also, re: the ketchup situation at Five Points — they bring out the tiny ramicans of ketchup that are good for about 3 french fries worth until you need to ask for more. The fries were thinly-cut, Micky D’s-esque — real good. The ketchup though tasted a bit more sour than good ol’ Heinz, but it was certainly tolerable — nowhere close to as bad as the fake Heinz they refill the bottles with up at Hi-Life on the UWS…

By: wayne

wayne — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:55:54 +0000

Had this 2 years ago. Disappointing for what it was, and the cost. The pork was essentially dull in flavor and the skin inedible. All in all, the pig looks better than it actually is, but that’s the trend on your site in general, my super-homo friend. p.s. You should also mention you can BYOB.