Recent Examples on the WebNon-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024 On the menu are ham croquettes, Segovian-style suckling-pig empanadas, seafood fritters, octopus and filet mignon.—Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2020 Dishes like fatty ox tartare topped with white truffle shavings and wisps of blue cheese, slow-roasted suckling pig dotted with creme fraiche, and aromatic black rice infused with squid brought the bold flavors of Spain into sharp focus.—Amy Tara Koch, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2019 Case in point: soppable escabeche like abuela used to make, and a peerless rendition of Castilian roast suckling pig that defies physics with its weightless, so-crisp-it-shatters skin.—Benjamin Kemper, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2020
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