As much as I respect the folks over at Serious Eats, I’m not sure that National Pig Day is supposed to be about eating pork! According to Internet sources (the Internet is always right, you know), “National Pig Day was first conceived in 1972 by two sisters, Ellen Stanley of Lubbock, Texas, and Mary Lynne Rave of Beaufort, North Carolina. The day has grown to become a celebration of and appreciation for the pig’s best qualities and attributes.” Of course, a lot of pork is being consumed to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Boar. Celebrate the pig however you wish, on a plate or in a pen. Oink!