SC - porkers

[Decker, Terry D.]

> I know I have had the chance to try a roasted javalina [some
> form of wild boar found in the west] that was great as a
> roast, with good marbling but not the really large fat
> deposites we find in the ones from the grocery or butcher. I
> have also had homegrown [russian boar- a cull from the texas
> a&m aggie station, many thanks to a buddy who went there..]
> and home grown holland-china. The russian boar was the
> closest to javalina, but had more of a fat deposit, due to
> less exercise I would surmise, and the homegrown holland was
> nicely marbled, but definitely fatter. 
> margali
> 
The difference in fat deposits may be a family difference.  Javelina, the
collared peccary, belongs to the Tayassuidae.  Wild boar and pigs belong to
the Suidae.

Bear
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