Meat company test-markets extra-fatty pork

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | January 16, 2005 | AP

[zzen01]

They are going to reproduce the US Congress.

[JRandomFreeper]

THAT! is what I'm talking about. It's a pork-fat thing.

/john

[AngrySpud]

This product already exists; it's called Spam.

[Spunky]

From article:"The world's largest pork processing company has some good news for low-carb dieters: Fattier pork is on its way."

I lost 40lbs by going on a low carb regimen. But I sure didn't do it by picking the fattest meats I could find. I still used some common sense.

[pepperhead]

'According to the research, taste rules above everything else -- above health,'' Sass said. ''They don't want healthy foods that don't taste good.''

Taste does rule, but all to often pork and other meats are overloaded with salt solution. I made a pork loin the other day that I didn't add any salt and I thought it was way to salty. I don't think it is going to make a difference how much fat is in their pork.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

They're going to clone Michael Moore?

[nothingnew]

Mmmmmmmm!.....Headed to Albertson's for their family pack (and I'm alone right now, won't have to share with the wife), of 3/4 inch pork chops.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Awestruck]

pork fat rules baby!

[Netizen]

Can't hardly find any meat on bacon as it is and they want to make pork fatter?

[lacaprup]

This is wonderful. I'm currently in the army, and those bastards make me run everyday (go figure :-) even though I'm in a desert! So, needless to say, I'm not going to be gettng fat anytime soon. Bring on more BACON!!!! I love Bacon, in fact I try to eat it 3 times a day. It should be it's own food group.

[Servant of the 9]

About time. I haven't had a pork chop fit to eat in at least 10 years.

SO9

[Balding_Eagle]

I used to be in the hog business. Raised about 15,000 market animals each year.

18 years ago I quit. Last summer I went to the Colorado State Fair and saw what market hogs have evolved to. It's amazing just how much muscle they can pack into a hog, I hardly recognized them as market hogs, they looked more like muscle-hog contestants. We used to send the to market at 6 months and 220 to 230 pounds. Now they weigh close to 300 at 6 months. I still love pork!

BTW, anybody tasted reastuant salmon lately? It's to die for, as they say.

[RandallFlagg]

MMMMmmmm! I'm not on any diet whatsoever. And I LOVE THIS!!!

[sgtbono2002]

If you like fatty pork , buy Jamestown brand sausage. when you cook it all you have left is Crackiln's.

For you people who dont know what cracklin's are way back when I was a kid we killed our own hogs. we used everything. The fat we cut off we cooked and made lard from, we placed the cooked fat in a press and squeezed all the liquid and that was lard. What was left after the squeezing was called cracklin's.

[Carolinamom]

Crackling cornbread!

[solitas]

Meat company test-markets extra-fatty pork

Apparently, these boobs have never heard of Britain?

[Ben Ficklin]

Try Farmland loins, no solution added. Of course it is not as tender but has a great texture for chewing.

[dfwgator]

[valkyrieanne]

Finally! I'm so sick of ultra-lean pork. You can't roast it well, and it tastes like shoe leather. Bring back those fat piggies!