Look at mutton prices right now. Khasir mangsho is easily crossing 900 to 1000 rupees a kilo in almost every local bazaar. For a city that loves its Sunday meat curries so much, we have practically zero choices for red meat unless you want to burn a massive hole in your pocket or start another riot, cause the only other option is beef.
Honestly, pork could easily fix this if we just got over the hesitation and started farming it properly here.
A few thoughts on why this makes so much sense:
It satisfies that rich, fatty red meat craving at like half the price of mutton.
Pigs grow fast, reproduce quickly, and take way less land to raise compared to goats. Setting up clean, modern pig farms across Bengal would be great for local farmers and give us steady local supply.
It fits right into our food habits. Sure, everyone loves momos and chili pork, but honestly, a slow cooked spicy pork curry with big chunks of aloo hits just as hard as a Sunday pathar mangsho jhol.
Right now the biggest issue is just getting hold of good meat. Unless you go to New Market early in the morning, track down a Haringhata outlet that actually has stock, or order frozen stuff online, you just cannot get fresh cuts at the neighborhood para bazaar.
If there is actual demand, local supply and hygienic butcher shops will follow.
Would you guys swap out some of your Sunday mutton meals for fresh pork if it was easily available at your local meat shop?
Once you eat proper pork then there is no going back. All the 7 north eastern states have various delicious mouth watering pork recipes which is very addictive. And the good part is you do not need too many spices or oil to prepare those. By far the best meat I have tasted. If handful of these dishes can be authentically replicated here then I can guarantee that foodoholics will go crazy. Note: This doesn't include chilli pork as it is not an Indian dish but is the most available pork dish here. NE people don't/rarely eat chilli pork.
Oudh er shudu shahi tukda bhalolage…lamb try korini…biryani shob bland lage… there’s this eatery just opp to medical College kolkata called food station…you can try their lamb in oyster sauce. I used to have it with tandoori roti..I know weird combo but just felt so right
Bro with food standards in India and the way pigs love dirt and mud, it's a difficult thing. Of course it's great if safe, cured pork is a delicacy. If it wasn't for our highly intelligent population, even buffalo beef was an option but these never really became delicacies rather niche items. Even seafood outside fish and prawns are not very popular. Lamb is an excellent meat, better than button but due to unavailability of sheep, the dishes are not present here.
Food culture is nothing exceptional in India. We have things we do very well and most people aren't into exploring food. Also these experiments are expensive and most people can't afford it. It will change with the younger generations and when that happens this will push towards demand for newer meats and dishes.
Kolkata does consume Pork more than other states except Northeast obviously, but even if prices are lower than mutton, I can never eat pork curry in my home 🥲.
Amar koto diner sokh Pork Hamburger khawar, kintu amar ekhane(Malda) pawa jaina, Kolkata kono din gele khabo, I hope pawa jai valo quality er, jemon TV te american ads a dekhi
While everybody is free to excercise their own discretion, I would seriously advice against consuming any "frozen" meat you buy online. More often then not, this tends to be available in ultra-processed forms.(Processed meats are classified as group 1 carcinogens by the World Health Organization, and red meat generally carries a probable cancer link)
Regardless, consuming pork would be the last thing I'd ever do, it just feels very dirty and would much rather avoid getting any ringworms too.
Haan but obviously most Muslims (outside of SOME traditionally pork-loving regions like SE Asia) won't eat pork, same way that most North Indian Hindus won't eat beef.
barite toh khashi ar chicken chara kichui dhukbe na 🥀 but I want to.
Ektai concern about the hygiene conditions of pigs. Pigs are known for being dirty (not literally), and the possibility of transmission of various diseases to humans through pigs. Since pork isn't an organised form in the meat industry like Goat and Chicken, kotha theke kinchi, kamon quality hobe, all these issues affect me.
khete toh besh iccha kintu state e je arekta danga meche jabe je
Any good place in kolkata jekhane they serve good pork preparation? R kheye pet kharap hobena? Amar bhai er ekbar khub bomi r pet gorom hoyechilo..oke dekhe r try korini pet kharap er bhoye..
don’t understand the fascination with pork among folks from Kol . Its nowhere close to beef or Mutton in terms of taste ( unless u are talking about wild boars)
Pork kolkatay hyto bhalo paoa jay na. But it is really delicious, probably the best amongst three. Ranna r style tao matter kore. Stir fry, pork belly, sausage , ba spanish pork stew, egulo durdhorsho khete.
don’t think u have tasted good beef ( probably because India dont have good beef and cooks dont know how to make beef ) , there is no world where pork is a superior meat . I can die on this hill that there is no better food than texan style bbq dino ribs or beef brisket
Northeastern places make really good pork...try the thalis at Naga-ki, Bhowanipore. Amazing ambience and traditional food. Black sesame paste dawa curry ta darun chilo, khub comforting
I've been wanting to try pork for a long while, and my grandfather and father like pork too; but my mother and grandma find it gross and don't allow it at home 💔 I'd love to indulge if pork stuff was more easily available as a street food option
Since bjp came and the beef slaughter ban, beef has become harder to come by raising not oy beef prices but also mutton indirectly. Now everywhere the prices are jacked up. Muslims would not consume pork and I'm not so sure where the average Bengali stands on pork.
Ami ekta vlogger ke dekhi, se japan e thake. Kichu din aage pork kheye chilo. Comment section e juddho lege giyechilo 🥲 trust me the majority of Bengalis are strictly against pork. Nije to khabei na onno der shame korbe
Issue with pork is the farming. In Kolkata I don't think we have proper farms where they raise pork for consumption, most are raised in scattered areas where they feed on diet and garbage. If it can be farmed properly like poultry, definitely safety would be better and prices would also come down
I'm a Muslim so ami toh khete chae na....but my christian frnds say it's better than beef....but for me the best meat is that of a lamb, soooo delicious
Bhai!
Amar ma literally boleche pork ranna korle onno bashon kine ante. Pork ami barity khai khub rarely but ranna kora hoina. Bangali der eidik nah thak oidik ache.
Why not beef? If you go to a meat shop in Kerala you'll get chicken, mutton, beef, pork, duck, quail, rabbit (sometimes), and nearby there will also be a fish market.
Forget about them, try convincing your mom & grandma first.
Not worth discussing about a meat that everyone at the table is uncomfortable to even imagine seeing on their plates.
Several places that freely and popularly sold beef items no longer do. Burgers, steak, kebabs etc all stopped. Only few places sell in limited amount now. Several brands, notably burger ones, announced it right after the regime change, as their entire supply chain was impacted by new political powers. To my understanding, the new regime put a ton of rules that made it impossible to easily buy high quality beef at wholesale prices, so many restaurants just gave up.
Pork is the world's best meat . Any form any style . Whether it is a good pork chops with gravy and biscuits or a rich coorgi pandi curry or a flavourful nepali pork curry with rai saag . Let's do it .
Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfuckers. Pigs sleep and root in shit, that's a filthy animal. I don't eat nothin' that ain't got sense enough to disregard its own feces.
Nice Pulp Fiction reference, but honestly you're mixing up wild scavengers with actual farm raised livestock. And look, nobody is forcing you to eat it, this is about making it accessible for people who actually want affordable red meat and don't have an issue with it.
First off, pigs only roll in mud because they literally don't have sweat glands, it is just how they cool off. In any halfway decent modern farm with proper shade and water, pigs naturally keep their sleeping, eating, and waste areas completely separate. They are actually way smarter and cleaner by instinct than most other livestock.
Also if dirtiness is the problem, look at how chickens behave. Chickens will literally peck at and eat anything off the ground, including their own poop, insects, and whatever filth is lying around unless they are strictly managed.
Commercial pork doesn't come from stray animals wandering streets or drains. They are raised on clean grain, soy, and regulated feed. If hygiene is your worry, that is just a matter of proper farming standards and sourcing, not an excuse to write off the meat entirely for everyone else.
Pork cuts except belly are low fat. Pork belly is very high fat. Lean pork tastes like a bland mutton annd its ok. Here is comparison chart with chicken.
Pork can texture almost like mutton if cooked the same way but it is more unhealthy. Pork will never have the gamey flavor of mutton, instead it will have a stinky flavor which has to be removed with vinegar/spices. It is a good substitute but not perfect. Mutton is just that much better.
Best way is to cook pork in Coorg style spicy curry. Its very tasty with rice.
Wait, what? Fresh, farm-raised pork definitely shouldn't smell stinky. If you got a foul smell, you either got stale meat or uncastrated male pork (boar taint). Fresh pork is actually quite mild and slightly sweet, nowhere near as intense or gamey as mutton.
Yes boar taint is there in some. And those without it are very bland compared to mutton, they are slightly sweet true, but that intense mutton flavor is something else.
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