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Stephen Buckley writes:
Above is a packet of Irish rashers bought from a store that says you can get your weekly shopping for half price. Ask your self how can they do that and then have a look at the photo and guess what rasher was on top.
FIGHT!
A survey has found that half the bacon and pork tested in butchers’ shops was imported. That is despite the fact most of the shops surveyed were signed up to a voluntary code committing them to sourcing their products locally. The Irish Farmers Association put 120 samples of back rashers, bacon joints, and pork chops from 11 butchers around the country through DNA testing to check origin.
Pat O’Flaherty, chairman of the IFA’s national pigs and pigmeat committee, said he was disappointed with the finding that 51% of the products were from abroad. “The level of imported product identified by the DNA testing is compounded by the fact that the country of origin was not displayed in any of the butchers’ stores audited,” said Mr O’Flaherty.
Meanwhile, to meet like-minded individuals for a rasher sanger day or night, there’s always Rindr..
Half of butchers’ pork and bacon was imported (Caroline O’Doherty, Irish Examiner)
File Pic: James Horan/Photocall Ireland
From 1994, an ad for Denny Rashers featuring the voice of Rolf Harris.
Place under a hot grill, turn often, cook until crisp.
As for the rashers, cook to your own preference.
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Brian O Shea writes:
Passing through The Naul in North County Dublin, and stopped off at the local shop there -Reilly’s ‘Daybreak’ – Couldn’t hang around long enough to ask what the story was but seemNOMNOMNOMNOM
