Dish · 6 kitchens in 4 cities
Suckling pig
A young pig roasted whole in a wood or bread oven.
Nobody paid to be here. Each kitchen is described from its own menu where it publishes one, unranked, so each note says how that kitchen makes it.
In London
Whole roast suckling pig
Al Boccon Di' Vino · Richmond · ~£75 pp
A whole suckling pig roasted and carved in the room each evening. The centrepiece of the feast, and why we'd book.
Segovian Suckling Pig
Founder PickSabor · Mayfair · ~£80 pp
Roast suckling pig, Segovia style
Cochinillo, Segovian suckling pig, roasted in the asador's oven. The main to gather the table for.
In Madrid
Cabeza de cochinillo confitada y frita
La Tasquería · Ríos Rosas · ~€85 pp
Suckling-pig head, slow-cooked in its fat and then fried. When it's on, the plate after.
Cochinillo asado
Casa Lucio · La Latina · ~€45 pp
Cochinillo, roast suckling pig. The main, after the eggs.
In Lisbon
Leitão à Bairrada
Bota Feijão · Parque das Nações · ~€16 pp
Leitão, suckling pig roasted whole in a wood-fired oven, the Bairrada way. A portion between two, and the plate we came for.
In San Sebastian
Cochinillo asado
La Cuchara de San Telmo · Parte Vieja · ~€32 pp
Slow-roasted suckling pig
Cochinillo, suckling pig, roasted slowly and finished to order. The plate we'd ask for first.