SC - OOP-Wierd Food

[Stefan li Rous]

Meadhb said:
*well, the 18th century variety must be better than the 'slim jims' we got now!
*grin... I just think it would be interesting to compare the flavor of the meat
*between the pigs now and the older varieties.

Wouldn't the taste of the pig depend more on how it was raised and what it was
fed than just the type of pig? I thought people earlier were saying this in
regard to wild game vs. tame game or free-range chickens vs. factory raised?

Medieval pigs fed on whatever was available, slop, garbage, acorns, perhaps
agricultural refuse etc. They also appear to have ranged free or be herded
by swineherds.

Do these old-style pigs get raised this way or on grain for fast growth and sale?

Thanks.
  Stefan li Rous
  stefan at texas.net
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