Thread: Really strong flavoured bacon

Sows and Boars can both take on 'taint' if they have been on fern. Any faces or gully's of pig fern in your area ?

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Sows and Boars can both take on 'taint' if they have been on fern. Any faces or gully's of pig fern in your area ?

Not that I have noticed but very well could be. They come out of the forestry into the farm and we get them there. The forestry is pretty dense with blackberry so avoid getting amongst it, might be worth a wander through to see what feeds available on that side of the fence

Originally Posted by Chelsea

Not that I have noticed but very well could be. They come out of the forestry into the farm and we get them there. The forestry is pretty dense with blackberry so avoid getting amongst it, might be worth a wander through to see what feeds available on that side of the fence

Smaller boars can make passable hams even after being on fern but the bacon is normally very dense from boars with any weight and only good for making into bacon mince to add to stuff like your venny burger mix. I have not ever had any really good WP bacon to be honest, always tough. I used to strike a lot of fern taint at Murchison, but now here in Canterbury the pigs are much sweeter eaters

Originally Posted by Chelsea

Not that I have noticed but very well could be. They come out of the forestry into the farm and we get them there. The forestry is pretty dense with blackberry so avoid getting amongst it, might be worth a wander through to see what feeds available on that side of the fence

pine pork can suck......maybe just answered your own question.