EditorialPork belly dries in the village of Gang Biansun, near the urban pig farm on the outskirts of Ezhou, China, on Jan. 10, 2023. When it comes to the Chinese diet, pork carries a special cultural and culinary significance. (Gilles Sabrie/The New York Times)
EditorialSea Island red peas, an indigenous variety, are cooked with fresh cuts of pork at a cookout where a hog was slaughtered, at Peculiar Pig Farms in Ridgeville, S.C., Feb. 12, 2022. (Clay Williams/The New York Times)