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Alchemy of pork
Surely this happens to all us pig folk in the end. The commitment to your fresh pork continues unabated. The satisfaction of rearing pigs still drives you. The passionate belief in the provenance of food never fails to inspire you. And yet…..there feels like there’s something more and eventually surely we are all drawn to…
The Ying and the Yang of the Christmas Pig
There are so many cliches and proverbs aimed at describing polar opposite feelings, emotions and occurances which taken together make a beautiful whole. Ying and Yang, Swings and Roundabouts, Rough with the Smooth – the list goes on. Well, I’d like to add another one. The Christmas Pig. Yep the Christmas Pig really does sum…
Cheer up Grumpy Chops
You’ve got to feel sorry for pork chops. If, as previously discussed, the pork shoulder is the hipster in the fridge then the poor old chop has gained something of a reputation of a cut whose best days are behind it. It simply lacks the macho charisma of its bovine equivalent the rib-eye, and its…
Pork Shoulder – The Cool Kid in the Fridge
Just got your paws on a prime piece of Pork Shoulder – preferably from us happy folk at the Happy Pig Club? Want to transform this slab of perfectly marbled porcine perfection into the current dish of the zeitgeist Pulled Pork? The good news is it really couldn’t be any simpler. Let’s face it Pulled…
Date with Destiny at the Abattoir
Everything But The Oink Among his countless stirring speeches, witty anecdotes and rousing rhetoric is a lesser known quote from Winston Churchill that rings particularly true to us as we enter into our second year keeping pigs. These words seemingly perfectly capture the relationship we enjoy with our porcine pals: “I am particularly fond of…
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