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Nestled in the Interior of beautiful British Columbia, Canada is Cariboo Berkshires, our family farm, where we are raising our fabulous tasting Berkshire hogs that spend their entire lives free-ranging knee deep in pasture flora or frolicking in the snow!
The Berkshire hogs were discovered 300 years ago by Oliver Cromwell and his army. After the war news of the Berkshire spread as veterans returned home. The Berkshires were larger than any other swine of that time producing hams and bacon of rare quality and flavour. The Royal family keeps a herd of Berkshire hogs at Windsor Castle.
With the advent of the mass commercial factory raising of white pigs of the last 30 years, this heritage breed took a backseat. Now they are making a comeback, thank goodness for a few really great people who kept the breed pure and flourishing. Berkshire pork is finding a growing niche in the markets now as a preferred and highly prized meat that five star restaurant chefs are seeking to serve on their menus. Why?
Berkshire pork has a "WOW" factor. Once you have a taste of Berkshire pork loin roast, ribs or chops, there is no going back to the commercial pork you find at your local supermarket. Their meat is darker than the traditional "white" pork and the fat is evenly marbled throughout the meat making it tender and very tasty. Berkshires are known to be the "kobe beef" of the pork world and it is a well-deserved title.
Take a trip throughout our site and get to know us and how we raise our wonderful pigs so that you will have the best pork experience!!
The Berkshire hogs were discovered 300 years ago by Oliver Cromwell and his army. After the war news of the Berkshire spread as veterans returned home. The Berkshires were larger than any other swine of that time producing hams and bacon of rare quality and flavour. The Royal family keeps a herd of Berkshire hogs at Windsor Castle.
With the advent of the mass commercial factory raising of white pigs of the last 30 years, this heritage breed took a backseat. Now they are making a comeback, thank goodness for a few really great people who kept the breed pure and flourishing. Berkshire pork is finding a growing niche in the markets now as a preferred and highly prized meat that five star restaurant chefs are seeking to serve on their menus. Why?
Berkshire pork has a "WOW" factor. Once you have a taste of Berkshire pork loin roast, ribs or chops, there is no going back to the commercial pork you find at your local supermarket. Their meat is darker than the traditional "white" pork and the fat is evenly marbled throughout the meat making it tender and very tasty. Berkshires are known to be the "kobe beef" of the pork world and it is a well-deserved title.
Take a trip throughout our site and get to know us and how we raise our wonderful pigs so that you will have the best pork experience!!
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Recipe link below
Berkshire pork roasts, chops, ribs and sausages are most famous for their taste, which is more delicious than that of any modern pork. In Japan, pork exclusively from Berkshires is called Kurobuta pork and is very highly prized by the top chefs in the country. Especially if it's pasture raised. It is difficult to describe the taste of Kurobuta pork. The heady combination of a sweet, rich flavor, its delicate texture, tenderness and an unbelievable level of juiciness.....All I can say is, it makes this pork a desired meat course on most all "high end" menus. If you happen to be at a five star restaurant in the future and you see pork on the menu, chances are that it will say Berkshire.
Thus, discerning and discriminating chefs around the world search for the best of the best.
We feel that our pork rates right up there at the top!! As you will see when you take a trip through our site you will see how serious we are in raising only the best pork available. We take care in how these pigs are treated from the day they are born to who will butcher them. All because we care about the best results at your dinner table.
Ours is quite lean because they free-range in the large pasture and acquire well developed muscle-tone through exercising. The meat is lean with evenly distributed marbling of fat throughout to keep it tender and to give it the taste that Berkshire is famous for. The ribs are so meaty, tender and flavorful, we cannot bring ourselves to drown them with ordinary barbecue sauce or any sauce for that matter. The natural taste is much better than any sauce or seasoning that the other kinds of commercial pork need to enhance their flavour and to cut the dryness. With Berkshire pork, sometimes just a little salt and pepper is all you need for seasoning for you to enjoy your roast pork dish.
Because of the unique marbling, it also requires a shorter cooking, grilling or roasting time.
Recipe at: http://www.go-at-home.com/recipeDetail.asp?RecipeID=569
Thus, discerning and discriminating chefs around the world search for the best of the best.
We feel that our pork rates right up there at the top!! As you will see when you take a trip through our site you will see how serious we are in raising only the best pork available. We take care in how these pigs are treated from the day they are born to who will butcher them. All because we care about the best results at your dinner table.
Ours is quite lean because they free-range in the large pasture and acquire well developed muscle-tone through exercising. The meat is lean with evenly distributed marbling of fat throughout to keep it tender and to give it the taste that Berkshire is famous for. The ribs are so meaty, tender and flavorful, we cannot bring ourselves to drown them with ordinary barbecue sauce or any sauce for that matter. The natural taste is much better than any sauce or seasoning that the other kinds of commercial pork need to enhance their flavour and to cut the dryness. With Berkshire pork, sometimes just a little salt and pepper is all you need for seasoning for you to enjoy your roast pork dish.
Because of the unique marbling, it also requires a shorter cooking, grilling or roasting time.
Recipe at: http://www.go-at-home.com/recipeDetail.asp?RecipeID=569
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