Pork belly is all over restaurant menus these days, whether cropping up as an embellishment or starring as an entree.  The current menu at Emeril’s features a salad of Niman Ranch pork belly braised in Abita Root Beer and layered  with lettuces, cracklings, citrus, radishes, goat cheese, jalapenos, and chunks of caramelized yuca. 

Mmm, pork salad:  proof that pork makes any dish better.