Berkshire Pork – An amazing heritage flavor like nothing else you’ve tasted
Winn Meat Company is proud to announce Berkshire Pork as a new and fabulous addition to our fine protein offerings. We have sourced our Berkshire Pork premium lineup from Berk Supreme in California, MO. We’ll be carrying pork tenderloin, loin back ribs, pork belly, steamship leg of pork, among other specialty items from this fullest-flavor line.
 The Berkshire Breed of pigs dates back over 300 years to the swine herd of the House of Windsor, where they were prized for their exceptional flavor. From British royalty to Asian emperors Berkshire pork was preferred for its exceptional taste and tenderness. Now they are recognized all over the world for their perfect combination of juiciness, flavor and tenderness.
After their popularity spread to the USA in the 1800s, the American Berkshire Association was founded in 1875 in order to preserve the integrity of the Berkshire breed.
At that time most of the leading herds in this country were using some imported stock. Therefore, it was agreed upon when the society was established, that only hogs directly imported from established English herds, or hogs tracing directly back to such imported animals, would be accepted for registration. The breed today is descended from these animals recorded at the time or from stock later imported. The most recent importation of English Berkshires was in 2000. Two imported boars have been made available to all breeders via artificial insemination.
This information is from The American Berkshire Association in West Lafayette, Indiana.
According to the ABA, Berkshire pork is well documented for its superior quality in tests conducted over the past decade. It scored the highest of all breeds in a study of sensory quality at the National Barrow Show in Austin, MN. Other studies, including those conducted by the Journal of American Science, Berkshire pork ranked tops in 19 of 22 quality measures.
Bruce Aidells, sausage maker, food writer and author, most recently of "Bruce Aidells's Complete Book of Pork" (HarperCollins), declares Berkshire pork "by far the best-tasting pork I've encountered.... It not only tastes great, with a strong porky flavor, it's also quite tender and juicy."
For more information on Berkshire Pork, visit www.americanberkshire.com
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- Raised in the Unted States for more than 150 years
- Commonly called the “black pig” and “Kurobuta”
- Known as a heritage or an heirloom breed
- Naturally more marbling than ordinary hogs
- Good texture, flavor, tender and juicy
- Darker color of meat (4-5 on scale)
- Consistent in breed and eating experience
In September of 2004, the National Pork Producers Council stated that Berkshire hogs top all breeds in meat marbling, moisture and tenderness.*
*Sources: American Berkshire Association, National Pork Producers Council, Boston Globe, Dec. 1, 2004.
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