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French-trimmed pork chops from the Duke of Berkshire — a rare heritage breed also known as Kurobuta, the Japanese word for "black hog." The Berkshire pig has been bred in England for over 300 years, and this particular line descends from Queen Victoria's prized boar, Ace of Spades. It is one of the oldest identifiable pork breeds in the world, and the reason it has endured is simple: the meat is exceptional.
Berkshire pork looks and tastes different from standard pork. The meat is darker — a deep rose pink rather than pale white — with visible marbling through the muscle, a finer and shorter fibre structure, and a waxier, more unctuous fat. The flavour is what pork used to taste like before commercial breeds were selected for leanness at the expense of everything else: a full, robust, distinctly piggy flavour with a natural sweetness. The fat crisps beautifully, the meat stays juicy during cooking, and very little moisture is lost after cutting — a result of the breed's naturally higher pH, which gives the muscle better water retention.
Berkshire sows produce only five or six piglets per litter, roughly half as many as most commercial breeds. This, combined with the breed's slower growth and higher feed consumption, means that the pork costs more to produce — but the eating quality justifies it entirely.
These chops are French-trimmed (bone cleaned and exposed) and sold in packs of two. IQF frozen.
Ingredients: Pork (French-trimmed loin chops)
Storage: Store frozen. Defrost in the refrigerator for 12–24 hours before cooking. Once defrosted, use within 2 days. Do not refreeze.
Net: 2 chops per pack (combined weight as per variant selected)
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French-trimmed pork chops from the Duke of Berkshire — a rare heritage breed also known as Kurobuta, the Japanese word for "black hog." The Berkshire pig has been bred in England for over 300 years, and this particular line descends from Queen Victoria's prized boar, Ace of Spades. It is one of the oldest identifiable pork breeds in the world, and the reason it has endured is simple: the meat is exceptional.
Berkshire pork looks and tastes different from standard pork. The meat is darker — a deep rose pink rather than pale white — with visible marbling through the muscle, a finer and shorter fibre structure, and a waxier, more unctuous fat. The flavour is what pork used to taste like before commercial breeds were selected for leanness at the expense of everything else: a full, robust, distinctly piggy flavour with a natural sweetness. The fat crisps beautifully, the meat stays juicy during cooking, and very little moisture is lost after cutting — a result of the breed's naturally higher pH, which gives the muscle better water retention.
Berkshire sows produce only five or six piglets per litter, roughly half as many as most commercial breeds. This, combined with the breed's slower growth and higher feed consumption, means that the pork costs more to produce — but the eating quality justifies it entirely.
These chops are French-trimmed (bone cleaned and exposed) and sold in packs of two. IQF frozen.
Ingredients: Pork (French-trimmed loin chops)
Storage: Store frozen. Defrost in the refrigerator for 12–24 hours before cooking. Once defrosted, use within 2 days. Do not refreeze.
Net: 2 chops per pack (combined weight as per variant selected)
