Kurobuta Pork

Snake River Farms, well known for its premium american kobe beef, is now producing american kurobuta pork. Kurobuta (Japanese black hog) is 100% pure all-natural Berkshire Pork.

While other crossbreeds are available, Snake River Farms is one of the few brands offering 100% purebred Berkshire, ensuring a consistently exquisite eating experience. Kurobuta pork is celebrated in Japan for many reasons, especially its marbling; an attribute which the Japanese prize because of their long standing appreciation of Kobe beef.

Its origins date back almost 300 years, when legend has the berkshire hog being discovered by Oliver Cromwell's army in winter quarters at Reading, the county seat of the shire of Berks in England. Fancied for its tremendous eating quality, the Berkshire breed was refined in the early 1800's and has remained pure ever since. Years later, the British government gave the Berkshire hogs to the Japanese as a diplomatic gift. A strong demand was created and still exists today for the superior taste, texture and marbling of kurobuta pork.

The way nature intended
Utilizing all-natural production methods, Snake River Farms american kurobuta pork is raised with great care on small family farms in the Midwest. No extender, no sodium and no water is ever added to our products. Taste tests comparing american kurobuta pork (Berkshire) to other common pork varieties consistently show that consumers prefer kurobuta. In fact, the National Pork Producers Council conducted a taste test using 25 quality traits, and kurobuta pork ranked #1 in 19 of them, including tenderness and juiciness.

• Exquisite pork flavor
  Snake River Farms american kurobuta pork is lean, with small, fine streaks of marbling that make each cut sweet, tender and juicy. Unlike traditional white pork that tends to be bland and dry, american kurobuta pork is darker in color and richly flavorful. Comparing the weight of loins before and after cooking, american kurobuta pork has significantly less weight loss - up to 50% less - than some other varieties. This is the succulent and juicy difference you can taste with Snake River Farms american kurobuta pork.
  
  Snake River Farms offers a full line of american kurobuta pork for all your culinary needs.