{"id":6688,"date":"2007-06-26T17:39:35","date_gmt":"2007-06-26T17:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2012\/01\/10\/pig-ears-californias-gold-14009\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:38","slug":"pig-ears-californias-gold-14009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2007\/06\/26\/pig-ears-californias-gold-14009\/","title":{"rendered":"Pig Ears &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (14009)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When Huell&#8217;s bartender at Musso &amp; Frank told Huell how much he liked to eat pig ears as a child&#8230;. well Huell dove right in and learned a lot more than he expected about different cultures and this culinary treat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To see a Latin spin on how pig ears are prepared, Huell stops by Gaytan Foods and sees the pickled pig ears. 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