Betting on the Next ‘It’ Pig (nytimes.com)

ONCE upon a time, there were three little pigs — a Duroc hybrid, a Berkshire and an Ibérico — that merrily settled in the great American house of pork.

The pigs binge on acorns. 

“I shall mature rapidly and produce large litters and be the dominant commodity breed,” said the hybrid. “And I shall be the premier heritage hog,” said the Berkshire. “And my ham shall be touted by grand chefs as the most flavorful — and most expensive — in the world,” said the Ibérico, with the slightest lisp, being from southern Spain, of course. (more)