Pulled pork is a form of barbecue. It is a method of preparation in which pork, usually shoulder cut (sometimes referred to as Boston Butt) or mixed cuts, is cooked using a low-heat, long-cook method until the meat becomes tender enough that its weakened connective tissue allows the meat to be "pulled," or broken into individual pieces easily. Pulled pork is found around the world in a variety of forms, but grew into its current popularity by its inclusion in American Barbecue. PreparationThe preparation of pulled pork differs both in region and in methodology. In areas such as Tennessee, pulled pork is typically made from a mix of the blade shoulder and arm shoulder meat and served with a tomato based barbecue sauce. However, in areas such as North Carolina, both mixed cuts of the hog and shoulder alone are commonly used, and the pork is served with a vinegar based sauce, if a sauce is used at all. Pulled pork in the United States is commonly slow-cooked by a smoking method, though a non-barbecue method might also be employed using a device such as Crockpot. Pulled pork is most commonly served on a sliced bun as a sandwich or by itself. Porchetta is an Italian variation of pulled pork commonly made using herbs and large amounts of salt. See alsoPorchetta, sometimes referred to as "Italian pulled pork"Pig pickin', an event where pulled pork barbecue is cooked and served.

I like meat and I think this is sick! A local prosecutor in North Carolina is investigating allegations of animal cruelty. The investigation comes after an animal rights activist secretly videotaped workers beating and dragging swine, gouging out their eyes and cutting out their testicles.

Livermush, a type of pork mush made from hog scraps, is definitely populist fare, so why are there only five commercial producers left -- all of them in North Carolina?

"Read it. Just don’t do so while eating." A look back to a 2006 Rolling Stone story on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and the environmental and health hazards posed by the manure produced by them. These are devastating pork producing states such as Iowa and North Carolina.

NOW's Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa takes us inside the world's largest pork processing plant, located in Tar Heel, North Carolina. As the first TV journalist ever allowed to film inside the plant, owned by The Smithfield Packing Company, Hinojosa gives us an insider's view of conditions in a plant that slaughters over 33,000 hogs.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Aug 29 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc (SFD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it has been meeting union organizers regarding its huge pork plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, but it insists any worker vote for...