Pigfoot
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Pigfoot is a colloquial term for a pig’s trotter, often referenced in African American blues and jazz culture as a symbol of down-home, working-class food and good times.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pigfoot canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | colloquial term ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
down-home food
ⓘ
good times ⓘ working-class food ⓘ |
| carriesMeaning |
pride in humble origins
ⓘ
resilience of working-class life ⓘ |
| consumedBy | working-class communities in the United States ⓘ |
| eatenAs |
bar food
ⓘ
comfort food ⓘ festival food ⓘ |
| hasCulturalConnotation |
conviviality
ⓘ
informality ⓘ rural Southern life ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bones of pig’s foot
ⓘ
cartilage of pig’s foot ⓘ skin of pig’s foot ⓘ tendons of pig’s foot ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mentionedInGenre |
blues lyrics
ⓘ
jazz lyrics ⓘ |
| refersTo | pig’s trotter ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith |
American South
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban African American neighborhoods ⓘ |
| register | informal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
African American culinary traditions
ⓘ
soul food ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Southern-style cooking
ⓘ
celebratory social gatherings ⓘ |
| typicalPreparation |
boiled pig’s feet
ⓘ
pickled pig’s feet ⓘ stewed pig’s feet ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
African American culture
ⓘ
blues culture ⓘ jazz culture ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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