The Other White Meat Tour has a big presence at the barbecue contest, doing some demos, giving away samples and looking for the No. 1 Pork Fan in Memphis.

Yes, it’s one big promotional hullabaloo for the National Pork Board, but there is one nice benefit: for every entry in the No. 1 Pork Fan contest, the organization will donate 10 pounds of pork to the Mid-South Food Bank.

If you want to enter, go by The Other White Meat Tour exhibit from 3-5 p.m. today or tomorrow and sign up. You’ll get to take the stage and dance or sing or declaim or whatever about the wonderfulness that is pork.

The winner will be announced at 6 p.m. Saturday and gets a $500 Sam’s Club gift card and a chance to win a trip to New York City and meet Guy Fieri.

–Jon W. Sparks