Читать книгу The Taste of Britain - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall - Страница 90

USUALLY SLAUGHTERED TO YIELD A PORKER OF 50-55KG AFTER DRESSING; IT IS A DUAL-PURPOSE ANIMAL WHICH CAN, IF DESIRED, BE GROWN TO REACH BACON WEIGHT. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY LARGE, IRREGULAR BLACK SPOTS ON THE SKIN WHICH LEAVE MARKS AFTER THE BRISTLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED; OTHERWISE, THE MEAT IS DEEP PINK, WELL-MARBLED, WITH WHITE FAT AND A PALE SKIN. FLESH IS TENDER, SUCCULENT, WITH AN EXCELLENT FLAVOUR. HERE IS PIG WHICH MAKES EXCELLENT CRACKLING.