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Why the halt in hogging
Updated On: 07 April, 2024 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Nasrin Modak Siddiqi
Since December 2023, prices of pork have risen or the meat has simply withdrawn from menus. We sniff around the mystery
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Chef Delzad Avari at a pop up, grilling a pulled pork burger; (right) Chef Larissa Valladares working on a pork-forward order in her home kitchen
It built up over a few months, spiralled out of control quickly last week during Easter. Chef Delzad Avari noticed an acute shortage in the supply of pork meat, resulting in prices shooting through the roof in a couple of weeks. Speciality shops in Bandra, Borivli, Malad and Navi Mumbai had to turn patrons away, or pack smaller measures than desired.
Those working with the medium say supply has grown scant and unreliable since December 2023. Avari’s supplier told the Cordon Bleu-trained chef that piggeries are not able to keep up with the new demand for cold cuts and pork-based breakfast meats from new gastronomy converts. “The demand for pork has gone significantly high in the last few years, with consumption not limited to sausages, ham, and bacon at breakfast or Chinese dinners,” says the chef behind the home set-up in Mahim, Delz Kitchen. “People are now enjoying smoked meats, homemade bacon, porchetta and more. There was always a significant pork-eating population of Catholics, Parsis, and Punjabis, and I started off by making pulled pork burgers and have seen customers from other communities begin to enjoy pork-based eats. The supply, however, hasn’t been able to catch up.”
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