Thread: Wild pork

Originally Posted by woods223

Tentman, you're not wrong about regional diffferences in taste.Even in Marlborough I notice different taste between Northbank and South side of Wairau, Molesworth and lower Awatere also different. Always just put it down to what they're eating. Doesn't matter where you get wild pork it generally tastes better than a lot of the supermarket crap.

Yip for sure
Depends on what they're eating, and that can depend on what the season is like. Like Pigs that live in the Pines can be pretty average compared with pigs that are living in the the scrub and feeding on pasture, but in a dry summer like we've had, even "good" pigs can be in poor nick and pretty rangy.
If you can afford to be a bit choosy about which pigs you shoot and eat, then your meals of wild pork should be good.
Young pork ribs marinated in honey and soy-sauce - bloody beautiful!!