Good-quality pork and bacon. A perfect first-timer’s pig very docile and easy to handle British Lop One of the most endangered of the native breeds (along with Middle White), originally from Devon.

According to livestock experts, there are over 100 breeds of pig in the world ... It is an all-purpose breed with very lean meat. It has a large body with black and white markings.

Avoid any meat that looks damp or clammy ... the pork and bacon from traditional breeds of pig such as Saddlebacks, Gloucestershire Old Spots and Tamworths is considered especially flavourful ...