Why is pork called big meat?

Affected by African swine fever and other factors, the price of pork is approaching the 40 yuan mark per catty. Since17th century, pork has become the main meat in the world. Because of its fine fiber, less connective tissue, more intermuscular fat and delicious taste after cooking, it has become the "master meat" on the table of China people. Pork is also called "big meat" among the people. Do you know why? The picture shows residents buying pork (meat) in a supermarket in hua county, Henan. (Photo by Wang Zirui)

Some ethnic areas have taboos. Because of the religious taboos of Muslims, both Islam and Judaism avoid "pigs" and are not allowed to eat pork, and even the word "pigs" is not allowed to be said, so it is called "big meat". The picture shows pork (meat) in a supermarket in hua county.

Because the surname of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is the same as that of pigs. In the Ming Dynasty, pigs were called porpoises, and pork was called "big meat" or "dolphin meat". The picture shows pig bones in a supermarket in hua county.

When Manchu people kill pigs for sacrifice, they will divide pork into "big meat" and "small meat". Big meat is shared directly, and small meat is cooked in the pot. The "big" and "small" here are only related to the size of meat, and have nothing to do with religious taboos. The picture shows pork (meat) in a supermarket in hua county.

In some places, people call pork "big meat" just because of its shape. For example, Suzhou and Hangzhou have "big meat noodles" and Jiaxing has "big meat" dishes. Although the raw material is pork, the word "big" here means big meat ("a catty of meat is cut into four pieces without any chuck"), which is not taboo. The "big meat" in the idiom "big fish and big meat" does not refer specifically to pork, but refers to rich meat.

In the old society, the Hui people "called the Han people a' big religion' and called themselves a' small religion'. Pork is eaten by Dajiao, so it is called "big meat". Where there are Hui people, most of them have names like "big meat" and "big oil", but the traffic level varies from place to place. The photos released by Ruishijie are all original works of photographers signed by Xinhua News Agency, people's pictures and bright pictures. Welcome to pay attention, comment, forward or collect, embezzlement will be investigated! If you have any interesting stories, touching stories or people in need, please leave a message.