The best things to do with a pig

#10 Give it to Bricktop or Al to help hide the bodies,
#9 Ribs at Smokey's on the Tennessee border. (Admittedly, I am not a rib expert. these are the best  pork ribs I have had though)
#8 Make Chorizo, to put in a breakfast taco, on the side of the road in San Diego
#7 Ask My father to make hamhocks and beans, over cornbread, with some mustard
#6 Give to any Georgia BBQ man,  like one of the  Fox Brothers, and have him smoke it
#5 Cut out the Pork Belly, and give it to Linton Hopkins.
#4 Fly the pig to San Francisco and ask anyone to make a pork chop. That city knows.
#3 While in San Francisco walk it up Russian hill and through the back door at Frascati, and ask them for their old pork loin and roasted pepper dish.   This odd behavior won't dent the impenetrably good service there..  They are so frustratingly perfect there, there is no such thing as special service.

#2 Make Bacon.  Leon's full service will put it in a glass with a side of peanut butter. Simple, perfectly cooked, and delicious.

And the Number 1 best thing to do with pork?

#1  Piri Piri roasted pork at Rare in atlanta.   Yeah, I know!  But I had it last night and its simultaneously as good as the best georgia BBQ -all smokey and tender- and as good  and as good as the best Texas Brisket all crispy on the ends.  Plus, the Sauce trumps both.   Wow.   I always liked the chef there but I didn't think he was this good.

When I conceived of this list last night I thought I would surely have 10 things... but I had struggled in the end. I know I am missing a few preparations..