Pretty much the title. We bought a pig, not knowing about boar taint so didn’t inquire about the state of the pig (gender, age) beforehand. First cook and it’s heavily present.

Will trimming off all the fat and boning it help mitigate the taint (and crossing my fingers here so hard it hurts) or remove it altogether? Anyone have experience on this problem?

  • Smatt@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    I’ve never heard of this either, I had to check Wikipedia. Apparently it’s caused by two chemicals from boar balls, one is “sweaty” tasting and one is “fecal”.

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      9 months ago

      Somewhere between the balls and ass, hence “taint”… got it.

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        9 months ago

        Lol I didn’t even mean that, it’s literally what wiki said hahaha

        But it’s just too perfect now I read it again 🤣

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      9 months ago

      Ahh yeah that’s gotta suck. Hopefully OP can get it tasting good.