Karen Katz // New York, NY I dunked three years ago. In some ways it feels like a lifetime away, … More
Author: porkmemoirs
The Pig’s Revenge
Max Irving // London, England A colleague in the dusty Spanish town where I was staying had told me about … More
A Slippery Slope
Andrew Davis // Brooklyn, NY It began innocently enough, merely a teenager’s desire to fit in with the world around … More
Microwaved Bacon
Dr. Joel Armato // Phoenixville, PA Realizing it’s not a popular choice, I write this in full personal disclosure: I … More
Surviving on Raw Bacon in Wartime Poland
Alix Wall // Oakland, CA By the time I learned that we Jews aren’t supposed to eat pork, it was … More
Wearing Swine on My Sleeve
Chaviva Galatz // Teaneck, NJ I am, for all intents and purposes, an Orthodox Jew living in New Jersey. I … More
A Loaded Pig
Yael Wagner // Santa Clara, CA There’s a Chinese folk saying, “Chinese can eat everything that has four legs, except … More
Waiter, There’s a Pig in My Soup
David C. Harris // Brooklyn, NY My father (z”l – may his memory be a blessing) did not eat pork. … More
Of Bacon Princesses and Formerly Kosher BBQ
Aaron D // New York, NY Growing up modern Orthodox and attending Yeshiva until college, the pig epitomized “us vs … More
A Cognitive Dissonant Salami
Gilad Muth // Brooklyn, NY When I was younger, before my parents were comfortable with leaving me home by myself … More