>"Asphalt gigot " (Gigot = lamb or mutton leg in French) is an old festive
>tradition of the French building industry, created by the waterproofing
>contractors. When the waterproofing contractor finished the installation of
>an asphalt roofing system over a concrete building roof, it is the end of
>the structural works on that building and the whole project team celebrates.
>For such, several "gigots" are cooked in hot melted asphalt. Yep, hot melted
>asphalt.
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That has got to be the most bizarre cooking method I've ever heard.
Speaking of industry-specific cooking methods, when I was a teenager
working in my Father's dry cleaning store, we used to make grilled
cheese sandwiches and heat up leftover meatloaf, chicken cutlets,
etc... in the steam press.