Author Topic: Kune kune....... wonderful! (Read 2664 times)

Jackie · « **on:** September 20, 2010, 08:10:12 pm »

Tonight is the first time I have eaten Kune kune and its wonderful!!

I have eaten pink pig (home grown) and lop but OMG Kune kune is soooooo much better!

Unfortunately tomorrow Im joining Lighter life so wont be able to eat it for a loooong time.

pigman · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2010, 09:18:40 pm »

were the cuts on the small side.

HappyHippy · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2010, 10:08:28 pm »

I also tasted Kune Kune for the first time this week

The lady that I bought my new boar from raises her excess boars for meat (and has bought a tamworth sow to cross with the KK boar to give longer carcasses) she smokes a lot of the meat too and was raving about how good it was - I was sceptical

But having tried it I have no worries about the quality OMG ! It's fab

Her's are purely on grass with no additional feeding and she sends them off at 8 months and gets approx 40 KG of meat back - it's not bad really compared to porkers going off at 6 months having consumed £££'s of food

Pigman - I saw no difference in size from her chops to those which I bought recently from a local guy who raises pigs (his weren't a patch on hers taste wise though)

On a similar thread - I still have 2 KK boars available (and one wee gilt), ready to go middle of October, if anybody want's to have a taste

Eve · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2010, 08:34:47 am »

HappyHippy, this person feeds the KK purely on grass? I would like to know more. So is it a matter of re-seeding a whole field every year? At 8 months... that would make it the same length of time as when we keep some sows for bacon so no less or more work... sounds interesting!

Eve

HappyHippy · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2010, 08:49:14 am »

Eve,
I'm assuming she gives them a bit of feed during the winter and fruit and veg etc - but yes, she told me purely on grass.
We didn't go into the in's and out's but I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you contacted her to ask. Pm me and I'll give you her number if you want.
Karen x

powispigs · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2010, 11:50:03 am »

We have crossed kune kune with GOS and that makes wonderful lean and tasty meat, v popular with our customers!

littlemisspiggy! · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2010, 04:06:15 pm »

wow thats great to here im raising 3 kk's for meat and a mangalitza aswell..all for the first time and did wonder about what age and what size they would be etc....nice to here the taste should be worth it!!