Make the most of Jersey Royals while they’re in season with these fabulous recipes. A simple oven bake – and we always go for the Waterall Premium Pork option when eating sausages… Read more
Investors Urge Food Chains to Tackle Use of Antibiotics in Farming
A large group of investors this week urged big restaurant chains to fight the use of medically-important (to humans) antibiotics amongst their meat suppliers.
The investors asked the companies in the US and UK to produce a comprehensive strategy for dealing with the issue, and set out clear timelines for reducing antibiotic use. Read more
One batch of minced pork, four recipe ideas
Add a grating of ginger to a mound of pork mince and fire up these four meals: barbecued skewers with a peanut dressing; a courgette noodle and meatball miso broth; a sweet chilli banh-mi and crispy pork noodles. Read more
Lack of progress on approvals for pork exports
A meeting was held last week between pig producers and the senior management at Karro Food group to express their anger and frustration at the lack of progress towards achieving approval for the long awaited exports of Northern Irish pork meat. Read more
English breakfast is ‘under attack’ from bacon-hating youngsters
The younger generation are a pack of bacon-hating traitors, it has been revealed. Specifically, more than a quarter of people aged 18-24 say that they no longer include bacon in a Full English. Read more
Small Gain Made in UK Sow Productivity in 2015
The productivity of the UK pig breeding herd improved again in 2015, according to latest figures from Agrosoft, but the gain was smaller than in most recent years.
The number of pigs weaned per sow per year averaged 24.1 across all breeding herds, 0.2 more than in 2014. This is the smallest rise recorded since 2010, with increases of 0.4 to 0.6 in the intervening years. Both indoor and outdoor herds recorded similar improvements. Modest gains in the number of piglets born alive per litter and pre-weaning mortality were behind the rise in productivity, partly offset by a slight drop in the number of litters per sow. Read more
Millionaire Bacon sandwich made by Heston Blumenthal launched into space for Tim Peake
Heston Blumenthal has created the world’s most expensive bacon sandwich, admitting the fuel alone to send the meal into space for Major Tim Peake cost “a couple of million pounds”.
The Michelin-starred chef’s bacon butty was among seven dishes – from red Thai curry to apple crumble – he created for Peake to take into space with him, to remind him of home during his sixth-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Read more
Balsamic-Glazed Pork Chops with Plum-Apple Chutney
When cooked down into a thick reduction, balsamic vinegar becomes a tangy syrup that makes an unrivalled coating for succulent pork chops.
To boil it down (no pun intended!): Our Plum-Apple Chutney, a simple fruit compote of apples, plums, sugar, and spices, is as versatile a condiment as it gets. It’s the perfect accompaniment to our Balsamic Pork Chops and just about any meat or poultry you cook in the autumn months. Read more
Bacon vs Lettuce: What’s Better for the Planet?
This past December, a press release based on a study boldly claimed lettuce produces more greenhouse gas emissions than bacon. The release went through a very particular arced news cycle: First, blogs and other publications reported it as written, then a few days later, others (including us) figured out that both the press release and the study itself had serious problems. Read more
Puff Pastry Tart With Smoked Waterall Bacon, Onion & Potato
A simply tart layered with sliced potato and onion, served with dollops of crème fraîche. To make this vegetarian just leave out the bacon. Put some sautéed mushrooms on top, or slices of a melting cheese, such as taleggio. Read more
