How to make goetta, that oaty, meaty breakfast loaf, sliced into slabs and fried in butter
"From Duluth to Birmingham/ He's the pork chop Dapper Dan/ He's the keenest ham what am/ Cincinnati dancing pig."
- "Cincinnati Dancing Pig" by Al Lewis and Guy Wood
More than a century before Vic Damone bucked up our flagging hearts with that stirring testament to the swiney terpsichore, Cincinnati was already known as Porkopolis for its place as America's pre-eminent packer of hogs. Indeed, Cincinnati magazine reports that, back in the day, "slurping, grunting, reeking pigs infested every yard and alley." Yeesh. I guess that explains the phrase, "as common as a Cincinnati street pig."
The abundance of bacon-y beasts and their consequently cheap cuts contributed to one of the The City of Seven Hill's most sublime culinary creations. No, not Cincinnati chili, you ...
