As heritage pig breeds become all the rave in foodie culture, the king of the heritage breeds would most certainly have to be the Mangalitsa. The Mangalitsa (MON-go-leet-sa) lard-type pig breed was created in 1833 by the Hungarian Royal Archduke Jozsef. As the popular pig gave way over time to leaner and lesser tasting heritage breeds, the popularity of the breed was lost to piggy history.
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