Oink Oink!! Cost of a Pig

[drexl_spivey]

I will be in the phils next week and my mahal said her mom wants to cook a pig at the weekend when all her family will be there to greet us. I guess i should buy the unfortunate animal, can anyone give me an idea of cost and any tips in relation to the transaction. We will be in Vigan.

[BoholoX]

Not sure on Vigan, but in Bohol the cost for a 40kgish lechon baboy is P3500-4000 already roasted including the blood/guts (dinoguan?) My wife's family sells smaller pigs (15-20kg) suitable for fattening up for about P2000.

I'd go for the pre-done as it's pretty labour intensive to slaughter, gut, build the fire, prepare and spit roast for 3+ hours .....

Dont forget to rub coke/sprite on the outside for extra crackly skin.

HTH

[scott&ligaya]

I'd go for the pre-done as it's pretty labour intensive to slaughter, gut, build the fire, prepare and spit roast for 3+ hours .....

yup I would go with that, price seems about right to me

but i do enjoy watching our caretaker and his buddies spit roast the beast, they make a social occasion of it hehehehehe

[Terpe]

I think I paid around P3K/P4K for this one. Plus the cost of San Mig during cooking.
It certainly takes plenty of time and care.
Ours collapsed half way through roasting and the pole needed some 'fireside' repairs before being threaded back into the pig.

Great fun and great BBQ

[Englishman2010]

Great photo's Terpe

They're making me feel hungry, I suppose I should get my dinner now

[stevewool]

i bet grahams pictures will be better

[Terpe]

i bet grahams pictures will be better

If you scratch your screen in the right place steve you can smell it cooking.

[stevewool]

smell it i had to stand back because of the heat

[stevewool]

plus Emma started licking the screen

[Arthur Little]

plus Emma started licking the screen

... licking YOU more like, Steve! Or so your avatar would have us believe.

[Jimbojac]

2400 Pesos we paid for one that was ordered and cooked up for a housewarming party in Mindanao Chief.

[Moy]

3,700 pesos for medium size

[Steve.r]

We, well my Dad bought us a pig for a big family party 3 weeks ago at our house in Phils. The pig was 72kg and cost 6500peso.

Photos below

[Moy]

[grahamw48]

Poor pig.

[Terpe]

That was real 'biggy' piggy Steve. How long did it take to cook?

Must say your cooking area was much neater than mine

[mickcant]

I was going to ask "if" it was all eaten, but that seems pointless
Mick

[Steve.r]

That was real 'biggy' piggy Steve. How long did it take to cook?

Must say your cooking area was much neater than mine

It was dispatched at about 7am and cleaned. I think on the spit by 8am and was ready to eat at about 1.30pm. It was at the point of just falling off the bone..... yummmmm..

As for my yard, it isnt really 'that' tidy, I have 2 chicken huts about 25 chickens all scratching around and bird crap everywhere, you know the score lol. I need some more concrete I think

@ Mick, One guess lol

[worthingmale]

hmmmm pig on a stick hungry now