To provide you with a better shopping experience we are slowly welcoming additional free-range pig farmers to our pork product ranges. This product will now be from either the El Paso Ranch, Nakano Farm, or Curly Flats Farm of Hokkaido - all from the same location, raising all-year free-range pigs without nasties. There is no difference in quality or package size. See more below.
Please note that we are unable to accept requests for a specific farm or fat content regarding this product. Thank you for your understanding.
The all-time classic boneless pork loin steak. Compared to the pork ribeye steaks these are leaner and are best suitable for Japanese tonkatsu or pan-roasted juicy pork steaks. The fat renders beautifully and is the very source of umami. It also provides the cut with plenty of juiciness and tenderness while cooking. You get 1 pre-sliced pork loin steak which is cut to exactly 2cm (0.78") and weigh at least 200g (7oz.).
100% real free-range and naturally raised pork from Hokkaido, Japan, probably the only place in Japan that has space for free-roaming animals. Happy as a pig in mud. Bathing in the nearby river during summer and playing around on the snowfields in winter - that's the happy life of the pigs that are raised completely free-range in Hokkaido. And when we say free range we mean the real deal free-range. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter - 24 hours, all year free-range. The images below are actual photos of the farms.
Free-range pork, in this case, pastured pork tastes different because it is different! The pigs are able to exercise freely and build natural muscles without the aid of growth promoters. They get to wander and forage with the herd and interact and do not suffer the same stress as intensively farmed pigs. Give it a try and taste the difference! Raising pigs free-range on open pastures is an extremely cost-intensive operation that makes free-range pork more expensive compared to conventional pork products.
| Contents | 1 pack |
| Weight | 200g (7oz.) |
| Serves | Serves 1 |
| Shipping | Shipping and delivery is frozen |
| Handling | Keep frozen below -18°C (0°F) |
| Defrosting Time | In the fridge: approx. 24h In ice-water: approx. 1h |
| Cooking Method | Fry-Pan, Tonkatsu (breaded, deep-fried pork) |
| Expiration | Frozen: see packaging label (usually more than 3 months) Chilled: Please consume unopened pack within 2 days. |
| Also known as | Pork Loin, Pork Chop, |
| Ingredients | Pork |
| Country of Origin | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Cut from | Loin |
| Packaging | Individually vacuum packed |
✔ Raised free-range all-year-round in the beautiful and clean nature of Hokkaido. They grow up healthy and happy, basking in the sun and running around freely.
✔ No growth hormones, no subtherapeutic use of antibiotics - ever!
✔ Fed a large variety of clean, carefully selected, high-quality feed.
✔ No gestation crates for sows. No teeth clipping or tail docking of piglets.
✔ No factory farming! Humanely raised and treated with respect. The pigs live a much longer and happier life than other general farms.
✔ 100% traceability from farm to fork.
| Region | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Breeding | All year 100% free-range pasture-raised |
| Farm / Ranch | El Paso Ranch (Tokachi, Hokkaido) Nakano Farm (Tokachi, Hokkaido) Curly Flats Ranch (Hidaka, Hokkaido) |
| Feeding | A large variety of grains, protein sources, and vegetables such as wheat, corn, soybeans, potatoes, acorns, grass roots, walnuts, bamboo grass, and yams. |
| Traceability | 100% fully traceable from farm to fork |
| Hormones | Never |
| Subtherapeutic Antibiotics Use | Never |
| Livestock By-Product Use in Feed | Never |
