From Jan. 1 2013, sows will have to be kept in groups rather than in individual stalls during most of their pregnancy. Let us remmember the origin of them. Continue reading
Category Archives: CURIOSITIES
WIM DELVOYE AND HIS TATTOED PIGS
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Pigs can expect to be branded, but one farm has turned the process into an art form, decorating them from head to toe with tattoos. Crowds are flocking to Art Farm China in Yang Zhen, Beijing, where Belgian artist Wim Delvoye displays his colourful sows and boars.The animals are still on display to farm visitors while they are anaesthetised and decorated with designs by Wim and his co-artists
HOW THE PROPERTIES OF CUTLERY AFFECT THE CONSUMER’ EXPERIENCE?
VERSACE DISHES
Our perception of food depends both on the contextual conditions in which it is presented and on the way the food is consumed; hence, there is a current trend toward investigating these contextual variables in empirical research. In most meal situations, people interact with the food that they consume by means of a variety of accessories, such as dishes and cutlery that fulfill the consumers’ functional requirements. These stimuli play an important role during the consumption of food. Continue reading
AMERICAN CHEFS CHAMPION “SNOUT-TO-TAIL EATING”
The pig first evolved in Asia around two and one half million years ago before extending its habitat north into Russia and Japan and west into India, Mongolia, Central Asia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and eventually into Europe. Continue reading
DINNER WITH CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill, who was one of modern history´s great trenchermen, wrote at the turn of the 20th century. “It is well to remember that the stomach governs the world”.
THE INCREASE IN THE SPANISH MEAT SECTOR
In 2011, Spanish slaughterhouses produced 5,690,785 t of fresh meat, a figure 2.8% higher than in 2010, according to MAGRAMA. Continue reading
64 YEAR-OLD TUB OF LARD STILL FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
A 64-year-old tub of American lard has been deemed fit for human consumption by food safety authorities in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Continue reading
RED PLATE? THE COLOR OF PLATE HELPS TO LOOSE WEIGHT
People drink less from red cups and eat less when snacks are served to them on red plates, according to researchers at Basel University. Continue reading
DUROC
The Duroc breed of hogs had its origin in the eastern United States and in the Corn Belt. Continue reading
HAUTE COUTURE MEAT
Butchers are changing their status and image. The new knives geniuses love the excellent cuts and arranged meats in desks as if they were jewels. The Spanish magazine SModa-El País published an article about it that we show here. Continue reading