I think you might well be right. But American pork breeding has learnt to low fat pork, so I don't know. I was in the UK as well as the Us in June/July and some Old Spot rare breed pork. Delicious, totally from what we get at home, plenty of fat and fat is flavour. Until breeders here go to the rare breeds, I'll stick to brining. The rubbish we get in supermarkets is totally without flavour, looks good, but no taste. I might go to the Northern Territory and do some wild boar shooting, plenty of flavour in them. The Germans love it.

Any of the recipes on the previous page are good. BUT, the secret to maintaining juicy pork chops, not dried out, is to brine them for a couple of hours to overnight. Just a mixture of salt and sugar with water. Same with chicken, they always come out moist and tender. It's been a chef's secret for years. Just google in "brining" for the correct mix and then cook as usual with any of the sauces mentioned, I like cider, also the mustard/wine combo.

I'll be in NY for 7 nights in June, I don't think hot & humid will worry me. I live in beautiful ( hot & humid) Queensland on the Gold Coast. Makes for happy beer drinking. Washes the tonsils and keeps the inner man happy.

Some great suggestions here. I'm travelling from Australia via London & Paris to NY for a week in June so will try some of your suggestions. We were in Brooklyn about 8 years ago and loved it. Smith St is food heaven, literally 100's of restaurants, cafes and pubs. One memorial meal was a Dominican restaurant, I can't recall the name, but it is in Smith St, near to a convenience/liquor store. It was BYO so we took our own wine ( I gave the boss one). I had the best roast pork ever! It was like pulled pork, probably similar to Cuban roast pork, so tender and full of flavour. I met a couple of cops outside and saw them go in. (cops & nurses always know where to find a good feed, so I asked them. Reply "Man the food is good and you can't spend your money." He looked Hispanic so I guess he had the "knowledge" but he was right, it was sensational. Cost for the 2 of us $13.65!!!! This is my first port of call next month. Thanks for the great recommendations.