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entitled “Dissertation upon Roast Pig” by the peelability of casings on cured meats
Charles Lamb. According to Lamb’s humor- products and extends their shelf life
ous account, the ancient Chinese kept their 5. modifies the texture or tenderness of
pigs in the houses as pets, and after the acci- meat and meat products
dental burning of one house along with the 6. coagulates and denatures the meat pro-
pigs, they learned that “roast pig” was indeed teins, at the same time altering their solu-
a delicacy. In fact, Lamb satirically suggests bility and stabilizing the cured meat
that it became a custom to purposely set fire color
to their houses as a means of preparing roast 7. inactivates endogenous proteolytic
pork. enzymes and prevents development of