| Hog roasts and spit roasts are an ancient tradition | | | | and is described in many terms including the more |
| that have recently and fairly suddenly been | | | | sophisticated 'rotisserie', the American sounding |
| catapulted into modern man's consciousness. They | | | | 'smoke jack' and a thousand and one variations in |
| are now the very height of the stylish outdoor | | | | other languages all over the grand globe. |
| entertaining. There are hog roasts sprouting up all | | | | From the simple (but effective) UK supermarket |
| over the country, at many a wedding reception, | | | | chicken rotisserie, through to the perhaps less |
| birthday celebration and festival from Sussex to | | | | refined donner kebabs - the spit roast style of |
| Glasgow. They're not too rustic for Lords and | | | | cooking plays a very prominent role in modern |
| Ladies, nor too theatrical for a casual summer | | | | British life, and has its roots in commonplace |
| supper. | | | | medieval cooking and far further back into the |
| The concept of the hog roast and the spit | | | | archives of history. |
| roasting method dates back thousands of years | | | | |