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The Story Behind Les Noiracochon: The Black Pig

Les Noiracochon:

What Does it Mean?

Quite literally, les noiracochon means 'the black pig'. Actually, to write or to say black pig in French you would write or say 'les cochon noir'.

However, when it's expressed as 'les noiracochon', it takes on the meaning equal to the English phrase 'black sheep' and its connotation of an outsider, or of someone being the wild child of the family.

It's this meaning that we bring to our adventures in cooking and barbecue and charcuterie in particular. With full respect for the vast traditions in these areas it's our goal to bring new ideas, influences and some playful and whimsical aspects to these crafts.

Well the name had to be slightly altered, for the BBQ team as there were some difficulties with pronouncing the French term so we were born

"The Black Pig BBQ "

One day at the Willowgrove Hill Farm, Paul Hill noted that his pigs, that lovely pork that we seem to win all our events with was not "BLACK", well for a second I considered the Pink Pig BBQ but decided to keep our namesake.

Cheers From the Big Dog