{{Short description|Dish made from pig's tail}} thumb|Fried pig tail thumb|Cuts of pork including #14, pig tail, are pictured '''Pig tail''', also referred to as '''pigtail''' and '''pork tail''', is the tail of a pig used as a food ingredient in many cuisines.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TZdT_Kndq_8C&pg=PA158|title=The Illustrated Cook's Book of Ingredients: 2,500 of the World's Best with Classic Recipes|page=158|date=18 October 2010|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9780756676735|accessdate=22 February 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2011/03/crispy_pig_tails_pork_tail_mea.php|title=Crispy Pig Tails: Pork Tail Meat from Big Earl's BBQ|first=Erica|last=O'Neil|date=9 March 2011|website=Blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/05/how-to-cook-pig-tails.html|title=How To Cook Pig Tails|first=Serious|last=Eats|website=Seriouseats.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allrecipes.com/recipe/southern-style-pig-tails/|title=Southern Style Pig Tails Recipe|website=Allrecipes.com}}</ref> Pig tails can be smoked,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/120352/smoking-pig-tails|title=Smoking Pig Tails|website=Smokingmeatforums.com}}</ref> fried,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v6RFeH7mGoMC&pg=PA186|title=Becasse|first=Justin|last=North|date=1 March 2010|publisher=Hardie Grant Publishing|page=186|isbn=9781742734576|accessdate=22 February 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> or roasted in barbecue sauce. [[File:Bundesgartensau.jpg|thumb|upright|Tail of a Linderödssvin ]] They are also brine cured or used as jelly stock for brawn.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=srgvtq14f1AC&pg=PT292|title=Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences|first1=M.|last1=Dikeman|first2=Carrick|last2=Devine|date=19 August 2004|publisher=Academic Press|page=100|isbn=9780080924441|accessdate=22 February 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> Pig tails are used in the cuisine of the American South in various recipes with black-eyed peas, collard greens, red beans, and kalalloo.
In the Caribbean salted pig tails are used. In Guadeloupe pig tail is used to flavor stews and soups.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pNxLRqSreGkC&q=%22pig+tail%22+cooking&pg=PA68|title=Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World|page=68|first=Sue|last=Shephard|date=3 July 2006|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9780743255530|accessdate=22 February 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref>
==See also== * List of smoked foods * {{portal-inline|Food}}
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