Meat
Brand pork
銘柄豚
23 varieties
Brand pork is pork differentiated by bloodline, feed, and rearing method. Some lines, like Kagoshima Kurobuta and Kirishima Kogen Junsui Kurobuta, keep close to purebred English Berkshire stock, while others, like Tokyo X, are crossed from several breeds. Late-stage feed — sweet potato, pressed olive residue, green tea powder — is often used to shape the meat's character. This section follows the differences bloodline and feed create.
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- Aiton愛とんAichiAichi's own bred line, the base for several local pork brands
- Awa Biton阿波美豚Tokushima Awapork raised in Tokushima's mountain air on a rice-centered feed
- Chamiton茶美豚Kagoshimapork fed green tea powder and sweet potato
- Daisen Ruby大山ルビーTottori Daisena Tottori-bred cross of local red pig and black Berkshire
- Fuji KinkaフジキンカShizuoka KikugawaShizuoka's own cross of Chinese Jinhua stock and a local Duroc line
- Hayama Kogen Buta麓山高原豚Fukushima Kawamatapork from a breeding farm at the foot of Mt. Hayama
- Hokkaido Whey Buta北海道ホエイ豚Hokkaido Nakasatsunaipork finished on cheesemaking whey
- Ise Umashi Buta伊勢うまし豚Miepork finished on citrus peel and flaxseed oil
- Iwachu Buta岩中豚Iwatethe first pork ever certified as a named brand in Japan
- Joshu Mugi-buta上州麦豚Gunmabarley-fed pork under Gunma's unified quality mark
- Kagoshima Kurobutaかごしま黒豚Kagoshimathe byword for black Berkshire, finished on sweet potato
- Kirishima Kogen Junsui Kurobuta霧島高原純粋黒豚Kagoshima Kirishimapure Berkshire raised on the Kirishima highlands
- Kyoto Poku京都ぽーくKyotoKyoto's own three-way cross, graded at the city market
- Noto Buta能登豚Ishikawa Nanaopork graded at Kanazawa's meat market
- AguあぐーOkinawapork from Okinawa's small native pig, bred back from near loss
- Olive Yumebutaオリーブ夢豚Kagawa ShodoshimaSanuki brand pork fattened on Kagawa's olive by-product
- Rose PorkローズポークIbarakipork built on Ibaraki's own line-bred sow
- Setouchi Rokkoku-buta瀬戸内六穀豚Hiroshimapork on a six-grain feed for a milder aroma
- Shinshu Olein Buta信州オレイン豚Naganopork bred for a high oleic-acid fat that stays smooth
- Tajima Pork但馬ポークHyogo Toyookapork certified under Hyogo's own quality-food program
- Tokyo XTOKYO XTokyo Hachiojia slow-grown three-way cross bred by the Tokyo government
- Toukibi Butaとうきび豚Hokkaidopork raised on Hokkaido-grown feed corn
- Yonezawa Buta Ichiban Sodachi米澤豚一番育ちYamagata Yonezawaa Landrace-Yorkshire-Duroc cross raised on Okitama snowmelt water
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