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Berkshire – a
specialist pork producing breed originating from wantage. The
flavour is light and delicate and well worth looking out for.
British lop – the
rarest of all pig breeds. The lop originated in the Devon Cornwall
area. Can be used for pork & bacon production. The meat is high in
quality, succulent with good flavour.
British Saddleback
– the black pig with the white saddle around the shoulders. The skin
is mostly black and the meat is top quality and full – flavoured.
Gloucestershire Old Spot
– an old breed from the vale of the river Severn, they were
traditionally kept in orchards so the local folklore has it that the
spots were bruises caused by windfall fruit. The meat is well
marbled, sweet and delicious, whether as pork or bacon. And is how
traditional pork should be.
Tamworth – this
ginger coloured pig originated in the midlands and is usually
considered as a bacon producer but pork from this breed is well
worth looking out for with its full flavour and high eating
qualities.
"For the public to appreciate how wonderful and different ‘real
meat tastes, it is vital that the rare breeds survival trust
receives all the support it can from everyone who cares about ‘real`
farming."
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