A pig roast or hog roast is an event or gathering which involves the barbecuing of a whole pig. Pig roasts, under a variety of names, are a common traditional celebration event in many places includin
A pig roasting on a rotating spit in the United States. Note hot coals off to the side and a drip pan underneath. It is basted with a mixture of salt and beer.
Filipino lechón being roasted in one of the lechón stores in La Loma, Quezon City, Philippines
Typical traditional noche buena (Christmas Eve) meal in the Philippines, with a lechón as the centerpiece
Rotisserie, also known as spit-roasting, is a style of roasting where meat is skewered on a spit – a long, solid rod used to hold food while it is being cooked over a fire in a fireplace or over a cam
Pig roast
…A pig roasting on a rotating spit in the United States. Note hot coals off to the side and a drip pan underneath. It is basted with a mixture of salt and beer. Filipino lechón being…
Rotisserie chicken cooking on a horizontal rotisserie
Spitted fowl are rotated by a hand crank and basted with a long-handled spoon in this illustration from the Romance of Alexander, Bruges, 1338–1344 (Bodleian Library).
A vertical rotisserie cooking Döner kebab