Whenever I start thinking about whether or not I should keep blogging, I run across something like this on the street.
And I wonder, would I even notice this if I did not have a journal that covets the eccentric confined within the ordinary?
Mexico is filled with all sorts of kitsch like this. Just think of the objects held sacred that end up on tea towels -- let alone some religious visitation on a tortilla.
But, why not barbecue pig parts over a pig grill. After all, Los Angeles made a name for itself with novelty architecture.
If you look in the window, you can see the first candidate for roasting standing in the waiting line ready to jump on the grill -- just like a shmoo.
I really need to ask how much it costs. And then this little piggy can come home from the market.
32 comments:
wow - I want one...and we are vegetarians - oink, oink
Unique and the perfect size for single person. I would take that home with me with no hesitation.
Saludos,
Francisco
Now that's an interesting grill piggy. I have never seen anything like that!
I would actually consider purchasing one of those......sort of a novelty to say the least.
I absolutely love that, I could sell those by the truckload here in Oregon.
Kitsch of the day, eh? (a lil Canuck fer ya)
I want one! Merida is definitely lacking in stuff like that, we have to make due with old hubcaps for our grills.
regards,
Theresa
You could grill some fancy vegetables on it. I understand there is a version with an apple in its mouth.
I went back to buy it. It was gone. No piggy to market for me.
I am now on poker grill alert.
That's a beauty!
It would be great for the Salem Saturday Market, wouldn't it?
I was thinking the same thing about the "wheel" grills. I suspect that was the genesis of this little piggy. Just a more sophisticated version.
I wish I had bought him when I first saw him. Just like Costco. If you don't buy it now, it may not be there tomorrow.
Perfect.
There is truly something porcine in the thought of a piggy grilling another piggy.
Then, on the other hand, it is rather politically prophetic. Don't you think?
ANM
The image had a Dickensian feel to it. Marley visits Scrooge. Or Pozole visits Porky.
Maybe I should buy a truckload for my next trip north.
We are on our second pig grill and gave a third as a wedding present. Two had the apple in the mouth. This one does not. Two were purchased in South Texas at one of the roadside produce stands on Highway 77 between Harlingen and Raymondville. The other came from Nuevo Progresso on the border.
Do you think your parents would like one?
A wedding present!!! now that is really cool.. I'd get divorced and remarried if you'd come to the wedding and give my bride and I one.. Steve can you hook us up?
How about a divorce -- and re-marriage? I am not certain why people have not thought of that little give-engendering maneuver. The pig grill is on its way -- if I can find one.
What I really would like to know is whether there is any toxic off-gassing from the pottery that makes the container. Have any of these models been exposed to EPA examination?
I hope they have been free of any government-inspired probbing whatsoever. It is one reson I eat only carbon-roasted chicken. When I go, I will have enjoyed life.
If you go to Tonala on Thursdays you can find them in the parkinglot market area for between 200 and 300 pesos. I almost bought one just like the one pictured but ended up getting a taller, grape-viney thing... The only problem with it is the basket for the coals is so deep you have to either put in a ton of coals or like we did, put some bricks in it to raise the level closer to the grill. Makes some mean steaks though. :-)
The coals certainly are not at a hibachi level. But bricks would be a perfect solution. Good for keeping ash out of the way, as well.
Hmm, 200-300 pesos, Steve you think it would fit in the overhead as a carry-on? I could pick you up at PDX next trip :)
Those are made in the kilns in the pot yards of Tonala.........good luck and enjoy.
"Pot yards" has an entirely different meaning on some of our local fields.
Maybe I could disquise it as a service pig.
Perfect for grilling artichokes and peppers, methinks!
I do not grill very many vegetables. I should. There are plenty of good choices around here. Including, one of my favorites, onions.
I want one of those little piggies too! :) Too cute! :)
It lookds as if I masy need to make a piggie market run to Tonalo. Steve's Internal Imports. How does that sound?
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