Why is Pig Meat Called Pork?

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One night, before the pandemic, a friend and fellow foodie invited me to indulge in his favorite meal on the planet at a restaurant called Maialino. Fashioned after a traditional Roman trattoria, it was a gorgeous Italian place nestled in the Gramercy Park Hotel. (It has since closed and reopened elsewhere). The walls were decorated with framed drawings of eggplants and trees. Wooden tables were topped with blue and white checkered…