Growing up in Europe, we used to eat a lot of pork, probably more than any other meat.Previously I mentioned that US pork has a weird smell that isn’t common in Asia. I recently found out that it is called boar taint and is actually due to the lack of castration of young male at the early age that is common in Asian pig farms.
So far the only recommendation on getting rid of it after the fact is to soak the pork in water for 10 mins, extra ginger, cut out as much fat as you can, parboil, and maybe buying pork from Yorkshire and Hampshire breed if possible.
Any other suggestion you guys have?
Ever since moving to the US, I pretty much stopped eating pork because of the funky smell. I figured it was just something that the pigs here were fed that caused this. Did not know about "boar taint" until I read your post today.
Apparently not everyone can smell it, but most people do.
Eaten a stinky piece of pork? Blame boar taint - Jess Pryles
For some of us, eating pork isn't always a delicious experience. So what's responsible for that funky barnyard smell? Boar taint.
jesspryles.com