Not a British Native Breed, but experiencing huge popularity in recent years. Originally from Hungary, Mangalitza pigs are a very old breed of pig with a cute wooly coat which makes them ideally suited to outdoor systems. They reach their ‘prime’ at 2 years of…
Jenny
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Originally from the Yorkshire Dales, the Longhorn with characteristic horns and distinctive white stripe down the back is the oldest British beef breed, which made England famous for its fine Roast Beef. These old-fashioned cattle, bred over 200 years ago, have a quiet, gentle nature…
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Standard commercial bacon takes just a few days to cure. The methods in bacon factories involve around 25% water injected as a brine solution together with phosphates to hold the injected brine solution. Quite a high proportion of this is still within the bacon when it’s…