Once found only in restaurants, Kowalski's is excited to bring a new choice in gourmet pork to our customers with our 100% Berkshire pork. With refined breeding and natural production methods, Berkshire (also known as Kurobuta) is to pork what Wagyu is to beef: meat with a higher standard for flavor, enjoyed as a true delicacy. It has been consistently prized by chefs who rave about its rare, characteristic marbling, which produces superb moisture; richer, deeper color; and unsurpassed tenderness and flavor.
With a history hundreds of years old, the Berkshire pig is a rare breed that originated in the English county by the same name. The beautifully pink-hued meat is juicier than traditional pork products and, because of its higher fat content, it gives home cooks a little more wiggle room when it comes to higher cooking temperatures and longer cooking times.
The dozens of family-owned farms that make up our Berkshire producers' cooperative are located in Southwest Minnesota. The 100% purebred stock are allowed to roam freely, spending as much time outside as weather and temperament permit. Through a USDA Process Verified Program for quality management, these producers are able to trace individual pigs and pork products to co-op member farms. Such process means claims related to the livestock (including age, source and location from birth to harvest), feeding practices, raising protocols and processing details are certifiable.
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