Barbecue of Roast pork. Roasting "Pig Pickin" pig meats cooking on a rotisserie unit, Food Festival in Manchester, UK

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riginally came about out of necessity. Without kitchens, cooking equipment or utensils, early man pretty much only had fire and little else to cook meat. Over the years, roasted whole animals evolved into a preference rather than a necessity. Roasting a whole hog is a longstanding tradition for many barbecue chefs, especially those in the Southern United States, and most notably in South Carolina. Spending hours waiting for the hog to cook is likened to running a marathon, and it's all part of the fun. Many times a party is arranged around a whole hog roast, called "Pig Pickin' in the Carolinas.

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Location: Manchester, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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