Ingredient

Pork

Pork is on 222 plates at 36 of the kitchens we read. The entree section holds 54 of them, and the shape it takes most often is the sandwich, on thirteen.

In the neighbourhood: The breakfast plate

From 40 menus · pork is on 222 plates · How we read them

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Some of these were read by a script, not a person — those chips have a hollow dot. About the method →

Pork, fried or grilled

Our reading of the menus lists it fried at fourteen kitchens, grilled at twelve, and both at nine: Assateague Crab House, Atlantic Hotel Berlin, Bull on the Beach (94th St), Coins Pub & Restaurant, Harborside Bar & Grill, Hooper's Crab House, Ocean 13, Seacrets (Jamaica USA), Waterman's Seafood Co..

On both sides: Assateague Crab House, Atlantic Hotel Berlin, Bull on the Beach (94th St), Coins Pub & Restaurant, Harborside Bar & Grill, Hooper's Crab House, Ocean 13, Seacrets (Jamaica USA), Waterman's Seafood Co..

How it comes

The forms it turns up in, most first.

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Where on the menu

The menu sections the dishes sit under, most first.

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How it's cooked

How the kitchens cook it, counting the word on the component as well as the plate.

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The journey of pork

The same 222 plates read outward from the middle: how the kitchens cook it, how it then arrives, and which part of the menu it arrives in. A wedge too narrow for its word carries it in the table underneath.

The journey of pork: 222 plates, 31 ways of cooking them, drawn as three rings — how it is cooked, how it arrives, and which part of the menu it arrives in. Every wedge is listed with its count in the table below.Porkfried — 18 plates (11%)friedgrilled — 16 plates (10%)grilledsmoked — 13 plates (8%)griddled — 12 plates (7%)baked — 10 plates (6%)barbecued — 10 plates (6%)folded — 10 plates (6%)roasted — 10 plates (6%)other ways — 68 plates (41%)other waysnot stated — 8 plates (5%)burger — 2 plates (1%)salad — 2 plates (1%)sandwich — 2 plates (1%)side — 2 plates (1%)breakfast-plate — 1 plate (1%)nachos — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 10 plates (6%)not statedsandwich — 3 plates (2%)burger — 1 plate (1%)salad — 1 plate (1%)side — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 5 plates (3%)buffet — 2 plates (1%)ribs — 2 plates (1%)sandwich — 2 plates (1%)burger — 1 plate (1%)raw-bar — 1 plate (1%)breakfast-plate — 4 plates (2%)pancake — 3 plates (2%)burger — 1 plate (1%)burrito — 1 plate (1%)sandwich — 1 plate (1%)side — 1 plate (1%)waffle — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 3 plates (2%)flatbread — 2 plates (1%)buffet — 1 plate (1%)dip — 1 plate (1%)nachos — 1 plate (1%)platter — 1 plate (1%)small-plate — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 5 plates (3%)buffet — 1 plate (1%)flatbread — 1 plate (1%)sandwich — 1 plate (1%)side — 1 plate (1%)small-plate — 1 plate (1%)omelette — 10 plates (6%)omelettenot stated — 4 plates (2%)small-plate — 2 plates (1%)nachos — 1 plate (1%)omelette — 1 plate (1%)salad — 1 plate (1%)sandwich — 1 plate (1%)entree — 6 plates (4%)appetizer — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)entree — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)appetizer — 2 plates (1%)entree — 2 plates (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)side — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)entree — 8 plates (5%)entreenot stated — 2 plates (1%)appetizer — 3 plates (2%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)entree — 3 plates (2%)appetizer — 2 plates (1%)not stated — 2 plates (1%)entree — 2 plates (1%)entree — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 4 plates (2%)breakfast — 3 plates (2%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)breakfast — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)side — 1 plate (1%)breakfast — 1 plate (1%)side — 2 plates (1%)dessert — 1 plate (1%)appetizer — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)appetizer — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)entree — 1 plate (1%)appetizer — 1 plate (1%)appetizer — 2 plates (1%)not stated — 2 plates (1%)entree — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)entree — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)appetizer — 1 plate (1%)breakfast — 8 plates (5%)breakfastkids — 2 plates (1%)entree — 3 plates (2%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)appetizer — 2 plates (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)breakfast — 1 plate (1%)not stated — 1 plate (1%)appetizer — 1 plate (1%)
The short reading: the commonest step at each ring, everything else totalled. The full table is underneath.
RingCommonestPlates
How it's cookedother ways68
How it comesomelette10
Where on the menuentree8
Other100 other steps, added up280
Not statedthe menu never printed that detail67
Every wedge, as a table
222 plates carrying Pork, cooked 31 ways. A plate cooked two ways is counted under both, so the wedges can total more than 222. “Not stated” is a plate whose menu never printed that detail.
CookedArrives asCoursePlates
fried18
friednot stated8
friednot statedentree6
friednot statedappetizer1
friednot statednot stated1
friedburger2
friedburgerentree1
friedburgernot stated1
friedsalad2
friedsaladappetizer2
friedsandwich2
friedsandwichentree2
friedside2
friedsidenot stated1
friedsideside1
friedbreakfast-plate1
friedbreakfast-platenot stated1
friednachos1
friednachosnot stated1
grilled16
grillednot stated10
grillednot statedentree8
grillednot statednot stated2
grilledsandwich3
grilledsandwichappetizer3
grilledburger1
grilledburgernot stated1
grilledsalad1
grilledsaladnot stated1
grilledside1
grilledsidenot stated1
smoked13
smokednot stated5
smokednot statedentree3
smokednot statedappetizer2
smokedbuffet2
smokedbuffetnot stated2
smokedribs2
smokedribsentree2
smokedsandwich2
smokedsandwichentree1
smokedsandwichnot stated1
smokedburger1
smokedburgernot stated1
smokedraw-bar1
smokedraw-barnot stated1
griddled12
griddledbreakfast-plate4
griddledbreakfast-platenot stated4
griddledpancake3
griddledpancakebreakfast3
griddledburger1
griddledburgernot stated1
griddledburrito1
griddledburritobreakfast1
griddledsandwich1
griddledsandwichnot stated1
griddledside1
griddledsideside1
griddledwaffle1
griddledwafflebreakfast1
baked10
bakednot stated3
bakednot statedside2
bakednot stateddessert1
bakedflatbread2
bakedflatbreadappetizer1
bakedflatbreadnot stated1
bakedbuffet1
bakedbuffetnot stated1
bakeddip1
bakeddipappetizer1
bakednachos1
bakednachosnot stated1
bakedplatter1
bakedplatterentree1
bakedsmall-plate1
bakedsmall-plateappetizer1
barbecued10
barbecuednot stated5
barbecuednot statedappetizer2
barbecuednot statednot stated2
barbecuednot statedentree1
barbecuedbuffet1
barbecuedbuffetnot stated1
barbecuedflatbread1
barbecuedflatbreadnot stated1
barbecuedsandwich1
barbecuedsandwichentree1
barbecuedside1
barbecuedsidenot stated1
barbecuedsmall-plate1
barbecuedsmall-plateappetizer1
folded10
foldedomelette10
foldedomelettebreakfast8
foldedomelettekids2
roasted10
roastednot stated4
roastednot statedentree3
roastednot statednot stated1
roastedsmall-plate2
roastedsmall-plateappetizer2
roastednachos1
roastednachosnot stated1
roastedomelette1
roastedomelettebreakfast1
roastedsalad1
roastedsaladnot stated1
roastedsandwich1
roastedsandwichappetizer1
other ways68
wrapped8
cured7
glazed7
creamed5
pulled5
sauteed5
stuffed4
poached3
raw3
scrambled3
steamed3
blackened2
cajun-rubbed2
simmered2
bacon-wrapped1
boiled1
braised1
breaded1
broiled1
deep-fried1
jerk1
pan-seared1
slow-roasted1

Travels with

What shares a plate with it, counted inside a course and never across one. A partner marked distinctive turns up together far more often than chance.

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Dishes

Known for: pan-fried, crepe, folded.

All sides listed below are Gluten-Freesideread by scriptIs this right?Bacon and Cheesebreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Bacon and Spinach Crepesread by scriptIs this right?Benedict (Poached egg and hollandaise over something — the something is what each kitchen puts its name on.) Frittatabreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Bonne Femmebreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Can't Beach Thatbreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Candied Baconsideread by scriptIs this right?Crepes Wilburread by scriptIs this right?Eastern Shore Sausage Gravy Crepesread by scriptIs this right?Guac Popperbreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Ham and Cheesebreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Ham and Melted Cheese Crepesread by scriptIs this right?Loco Leprechaunbreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Potatoes and Sausage Gravybreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Potatoes Tarabreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Ragin' Cajunbreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Sausage (2) 2 oz. Linkssideread by scriptIs this right?Sausage and Cheesebreakfastread by scriptIs this right?South of the Border Potatoesbreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Spanish Onions, Ham, & Cheddar Cheesebreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Spanish Onions, Ham, & Cheese Omelettekidsread by scriptIs this right?Spinach & Bacon Omelette w/ Hollandaisekidsread by scriptIs this right?Spinach and Bacon Omelettebreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Spiral Sliced Honey Hamsideread by scriptIs this right?Triple Meats and Cheesebreakfastread by scriptIs this right?Turkey Sausage (3 patties)sideread by scriptIs this right?Western Potatoesbreakfastread by scriptIs this right?and 1 more read by script
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Smoked, cornbread and picked chicken come up more here than elsewhere on our list.

Pepperjack, bison and burger come up more here than elsewhere on our list.

Cornmeal, corn bread and corn on cob come up more here than elsewhere on our list.

The menu leans on country-fried, kaiser and tartar.

Correct a plate here

Where on the island

The 36 kitchens above, by district. Counted off the menus we read, in order up the island — not a ranking of neighbourhoods.

Pork at 36 kitchens across 7 districts. Each row opens the finder with that district set.
DistrictKitchensSide of the island
Downtown / Inlet & Boardwalk2boardwalk
Lower Midtown7inland
Midtown7bayside · inland · oceanfront
Uptown5bayside · inland
North OC7inland
West Ocean City5harbor
Day-trips ring3harbor · inland