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From: Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: Redefining eternity
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 09:48:45 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-12-09, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
> On 12/8/2024 3:06 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2024-12-08 2:49 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
>>> On 12/7/2024 12:01 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>> On 12/5/2024 6:12 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> 
>>>>> Then they started to make pork healthier and it didn't taste as good.
>>>>
>>>> What does that mean?
>>>
>>> Several decades ago, pork fat was deemed "unhealthy" so pig farmers 
>>> started raising leaner pigs.  The meat doesn't taste nearly as good 
>>> and is one reason people complain about it being so easy to quickly 
>>> over-cook to the point of being dry.
>> 
>> I thought that it was interesting to hear my niece's comment about 
>> Estonian pork was more like thee pork we used to get in Ontario. I 
>> didn't think that she was old enough to remember how good it used to be 
>> because she was born in 1962  and would have been pretty young when they 
>> traded flavour for health.
>
> That might explain why I've never been a fan of pork.  If it's up to me, 
> the only pork cooked here is occasional pulled pork sandwiches, low and 
> slow in a crock pot.  I can't say I've ever tasted a pork chop that I 
> enjoyed.

Lean cuts of pork (loin, tenderloin) are good when they're not
overcooked -- still showing a hint of pink in the middle.  The
flavor is delicate, almost like that of veal.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton