Sum Pig Food Truck: Bacon Parfait, Bacon Blue Sandwich

By Glen Macnow

Sum Pig Food Truck

Big praise to a food truck that pays homage to the swine. The Sum Pig truck moves all over town – city and suburbs – so you may have to seek it out. And aim to order an assortment of items to get the Full Monty of pigdom.

Among them, make sure you try the Bacon Parfait. It's a tall cup, creatively layered with bacon, real pit barbecued hickory smoked pork loin, braised collard greens and sweet corn. A thick scoop of mashed potatoes is dolloped on top. And, because that's not enough, it's all topped with some homemade cheddar cheese sauce and adorned with a thick stick of bacon. I don't remember the details of the "food triangle" they taught us in that high school nutrition class, but I think this Bacon parfait has every group covered.

But what is it? The bacon parfait resembles a dessert, but it works as a substantial lunch. Or even a suitable dinner.  It's a plate of BBQ in a clear plastic cup. You could debate it, or you could just enjoy the deliciousness.

The "Bacon Blue" is a smoked pork sammy, topped with Carolina barbecue sauce, a layer of Gorgonzola and a few thick-cut strips of Applewood smoked bacon. Because we think Gorgonzola was invented by the devil, we asked them to sub in cheddar, which seemed an improvement. It's a fine effort, but not among the top 10 BBQ sandwiches you can get around this town.

The Cheddar Bacon Beer Soup is made with Conshohocken Brewery India Pale Ale. Because I own a piece of that brewery, I can't fairly give it a score. I can, however, tell you that it's earth-changingly delicious.

Scores:

Bacon Parfait: 81/100

Bacon Blue: 72/100