On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 13:13:41 -0800, JimLane
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:07:53 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Man, and I've been on the hunt for good fatty pork, can't find a local farm
> >> that raises and sells pork.
> >
> >
> > I don't think you'll find it these days unless you find an
> > "heirloom" pig.
> >
> > sf
>
> I think a search on this group would bring back a previous thread on
> this. There are farmers who do raise better pork than the standard
> suffermarkets carry.
>
> Neiman Ranch (in TJs?) comes to mind as being a definite step above.
>
Neiman Ranch is not a boutique producer, although it's
packaged to look like one.

> A custom or high level butcher shop may also have a source of better
> pork to select from. In San Diego, we have Ohio Meat Farms and its
> sister store (can't recall the name - Seidel's?) and Tip Top Meats in
> North County that carry far better pork.
>
Your area has some very good small butchers who get their
meat from small/family farmers. It's a good thing.
>
> However, the leaner pork does not taste nearly as good as the day-to-day
> stuff that was around before they began cross breeding for leanness.
>
I like the way pork tastes now - I hated those big globs of
fat that were permeated in the old type and I thought all
that fat over powered the meaty flavor.

sf