Cutdowns: Clarissa Dickson Wright on Pork

Overview

Clarissa Dickson Wright pins her flag to the mast of rare breed pork. Never one to mince her words, Clarissa believes that government meddling in the 1950s has left us with flavourless commercial pigs, with none of the character of our native breeds. She meets some of the hardworking farmers battling to preserve our rare breed porkers and lets us in on some of her cooking secrets, including how to get perfect crackling on your Sunday roast.