Heritage Breed Tasting Chart!
This Wednesday the team at Heritage skipped breakfast and didn’t bring in any snacks to work so that their pallets would be truly ready to uncover the words that describe the tastes of the various breeds of pork that we sell. Italians and French people have no trouble finding words to describe the un-describable. In the U.S. the wine people have it down but for fruits and vegetables and meat it’s hard to find words to explain what our mouths and pleasure centers are experiencing.
Making our task even harder is the fact that we sell so many breeds of pork! The reason we focus on heritage breeds is that they taste better than commodity breeds and heritage breeds are healthy, strong, and capable of reproducing and foraging, and live a long time. Heritage Foods USA is responsible for moving whole animals, nose to tail. Selling every piece is the key to sustainability and to supporting the farmers who supply us.
The pig varieties that we sell are Berkshire, Red Wattle, Duroc, Old Spot, Tamworth.
Berkshire [Fatty] smooth and creamy flavor
Berkshire pork is elegant, luscious and smooth. The meat boasts a round and buttery flavor that melts on the tongue.
Red Wattle [Fatty] flavorful, earthy, minerally, bold
Red Wattle meant is charmingly inconsistent and can be earthy, vegetal and herbaceous with a hint of cinnamon. Its expressive porky flavor is concentrated and bold.
Duroc [Lean] clean, mild flavor, lean
Duroc meat is clean and crisp. Its taste and texture are polished and easy on the palate. Duroc pork is a standard, not to fatty, not too strong pig.
Old Spot [Very Fatty] milky, nice marbling and fat ratio
Old Spot has the creamiest taste of any of the pig breeds. The Old Spot tastes like a tour of the fruit orchard where they famously grazed in old England!
Tamworth [Very Lean] balanced flavor, sweet, very lean
Tamworth is the leanest of the pork breeds that we sell, but still has incredible tenderness and flavor. It is rootsy like the woods it ranges on and has a clean finish.
We had a great time taste testing these breeds and hope we have come up with some words that truly describe the characteristics of the pork. We would love to hear your thoughts!!! Please send us your taste comments to info@HeritageFoodsUSA.com so that we can add your words to the list!
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