Hawaii's Chillest Pig Farm Produces Perfect, Happy Pork - Cooking in America

Big Island Native Brandon Lee is raising organic Berkshire pigs sustainably in Hawaii. His goal is to create the optimal pig for Hawaiian cooking. In this episode of Cooking in America, Eater host Sheldon Simeon stopped by to find out what makes Lee so sure these are “the best pigs in the world.”
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[@vitaly6312]

Rotational grazing is overlooked today. This man gets it. he's actually helping the environment through rearing pigs, while those mono-crop mega farms are having to chemically spray its nutrient devoid dirt to raise soy, wheat and corn. Good for this dude! "It's not the cow, its the how"

[@johnnyoahu]

Vitaly Kroychik yes he is rotational grazing is very overlooked today especially those big farms who have high demands from big market buyers to them all they see is money and not caring about the overall operation of land and product

[@WilldoesPwns]

This host is great. Love the dudes passion for his homeland! Great wisdom mate, keep up the work Eater. You've been putting out some great content recently

[@jordan6049]

Will Pwns he's also an amazing chef been on top chef twice and he is a favorite to win this season

[@AlohaLowah]

"I Birthed two boars, that I use now as my boars, because it was super awkward" 🤣😂🤣😂😂So epic!!! Love Hawaii! And all the ohana and love the Aina!!

[@briant6840]

I am loving this series. Get this dude and Lucas to travel the world doing things the way they do and you gonna have pure gold.

[@RatulGhosh89]

"I inseminated the pigs myself!!" LOL

[@angelderp6689]

Ratul Ghosh never heard of farming and breeding

[@Charlyky]

Ratul Ghosh LOL this should have been recut. I laughed as well

[@CensoredByYouTube965]

Might be funny if that were what he actually said.

[@draxusmagnus2211]

Angel derp r/wooosh

[@thecheeseman4296]

Draxus Magnus It has four o’s

[@bvausch1]

these are happy clean grazing hogs. what a beautiful life.

[@teppanyakilifewithchefninj52]

I love how educational EATER video's are... I've learned sooooOO much! Thank you guys for this wonderful channel! I'll make sure to share this channel to the world.. Thanks again.

[@eater]

Thanks for watching! We're glad we can share our adventure with everyone!

[@whenhen]

what a chill farmer

[@philipraymondray7331]

Had Kailua Pig in Honolulu airport before departing Sept for Mainland. Nice to see sustainable farming in Hawaii and natural food supply. Great job . Good video .

[@kogi4684]

This is how to raise pigs, hats off to this guy!

[@Odqvist89]

Man I love your way of doing this. Aw, those are really beautiful pigs. Really healthy and happy. Great job!

[@superdan422]

That boar has some SERIOUS nuts

[@lhamilt]

Really enjoyed this!

[@bigoxtailbone2]

great content keep it going brada

[@lrein077]

Brandon Lee, swine love doctor, farmer & environmentalist. Great piece.

[@srfin24]

these pigs way to cute to eat

[@ebutuoy406]

Love your passion,

[@rajusookram5475]

We need more videos like this but longer

[@thomasreto2997]

Nice...give the little piggies a happy life...but yeah...I’m sure they make a mean lau lau...I love the permaculture principles you use on your farm🤙😋😀

[@chuchuchuchia]

I want to go to Hawaii so bad because of this series

[@hukeaz]

Big Island!!! Represent!!!

[@miamor5929]

Awesome! Im trying to be a pig farmer! 🐷🐖. Gonna study in college soon, then hopefully get some work in a farm

[@PaulBodyBuilder]

This its how its done. I'm a vegan

[@jasonbean7296]

I love this guy!:)

[@davidlewis3072]

this is awesome....

[@michele-oe8pg]

Well done Bro

[@Hawaii_Raised]

Those pigs did look unique 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@NimrodsPipe]

Definitely would like to see the butchering process or possibly a dish prepared with these hogs

[@torinbrown8196]

kickass braugh!

[@rdotified]

Yeah, this guys sure does know how to romance a pig. (Clue: it's lot of foreplay.)

[@johnnyoahu]

Dis is what I’m talkin about not only is this braddah taking care of da people of Hawai’i with good quality pork but also taking care of his land like a big recycling movement with every animal serving its purpose 🤙🏼

[@pikminlord343]

what a great story

[@aljr357]

I love the way he's farming the pigs but I think pigs need a little cold weather for ultimate taste from the pigs but these are close to the best.

[@hplc123456]

The mineral rich volcanic soil must produce an amazingly nutritious meat :)

[@georgekepoo7336]

Ausome Good Job

[@hookemups6710]

Come to Ireland... Almost all animals are farm reared. They don't have the label of "free range" because apart from the supermarket shit they all are. Try anything and it will blow your mind. I know as I have traveled a lot of the world .

[@jif.6821]

Aloha Brandon, Do the wild boars from the forest ever try to jump the fence for some Berkshire sow action when they are in heat?

[@mkdejesus5857]

Brilliant

[@esso0527]

Kunekune pigs! Same ones you can find in NZ!

[@lovelyebonywhite4792]

I'm thinking about moving to Hawaii my parents were born their and so was I but we moved away when I was little.But I want to move back

[@ervandallo]

Miss Yagami White can can, if no can, still can.

[@FloreR808]

if no can, bottle OK!

[@bvausch1]

im going to waikiki with my wife in 2 weeks. cant wait

[@foxxtail06]

Hung Nguyen if you plan on visiting that farm you'll need to buy another ticket to the Big Island.

[@bvausch1]

Frynker Murr ok thank you. i heard from my parents that island food is so savoury because of the tropical land. mmmm

[@ervandallo]

Hung Nguyen don't go waikiki the beaches there are shit, go to kailua side, east side

[@bvausch1]

Ervin Andallo can i drive to kailua? and can u refer me to some good reataurants?

[@bvausch1]

Ervin Andallo ok i just checked kailua beach, it looks beautiful and i think i will need to rent a car for a few days to venture out east. im so excited!

[@owenwammes4052]

This is how all pigs should be treated

[@ervandallo]

gottah be local!!!!!

[@2ry1n]

You can see the ocean from his field. What will prevent manure flowing down into the ocean during heavy rains?

[@dadddyyunnnnce4444]

Not gonna lie these are really nice pigs

[@rodolfojulian4511]

1:08 - 1:17 How for pick up da wahine Bruh LMAO !!!

[@dmmness]

Do they breed the Mangalista pig there as well?

[@rossmarquez6019]

🤤 isnt he the same brandon lee as..? cool he looks the same but more matured

[@Californiansurfer]

Cholo cooking channel podcast and American cholo podcast. Respect ✊

[@elijahiaea424]

I live on Oahu and interested in buying some piglets. Also interested in the technique.How do I contacts him? Mahalo.

[@balochistanitechsupport3996]

ha⅃⅃o its me at QUƎTTA form Balochistan my IMAM he say them PORKYs they is slimmer then SHELDON thank U v.niceLEY

[@karlmarquez283]

I want 10 of those dog-pigs (kuni kuni pigs)

[@Schlumbucketreturns]

"They look delicious."

[@user-yh7tt9vc4p]

Reaching out to you my son lives in Hawaii Hilo wants to raise a few pigs started a chicken coop I noticed on your page that you raised pigs,chickens, and goats,and I'd like to get your thoughts of getting him pigs chickens and a couple of goats let me know what you think

[@waywardTruth33]

'artificially inseminated them myself' lol

[@jeffward1106]

Mahalo

[@MakeTaxationTheftAgain]

He seems like such a cool dude.

[@aljr357]

All he needs is acorns to have the very perfect pigs for flavour of the meat.

[@brownykiks6986]

nice tshirt!!!!!

[@jeremiahtrujillo7822]

What does he mean he scrapes it down after they go threw?

[@noobishkillah]

brandon ressurected ?

[@Gian-kp4sg]

what kind of animal is that on 2:07 looks like a dog and pig combined

[@solidkingcobra]

it's a pog. or swinine.

[@reddirtfarm7704]

BERK'S are the best! !!

[@davidicousgregorian]

feed em acorns

[@briesthoughts2261]

They look happy. Too bad they will be eaten. 😟 At least let them have a good and happy life before they are slaughtered. This is how we should raise our animals.

[@otogigamer1622]

what's up with all the Sheldon videos did he win top Chef or something

[@eater]

He's the host of this video series. Thanks for watching!

[@madisonian50]

Problems with the upload

[@ricocordero456]

Promised Neverland in real life

[@oopopp]

Dude has like 9 pigs ONLY in this vid... I hope he has more than that in real life....

[@martinhiggins3395]

The video showed more than one group of pigs. He is probably minimizing mixing and regrouping because of the stress and aggression that it causes. The group of sows shown with the boar could be having two litters each per year of maybe a dozen piglets. He probably has another group of sows on the farm that are not with the boar because they are pregnant or nursing.

[@tecumsehzacateco8798]

How many pigs do you have?

[@potatotrooper]

"owaii"

[@MuSiClonatic]

piggy fast

[@Erdrick68]

Pig-Dog.

[@JKgaming1]

jeju black pork is best

[@user-fs9ww2jb6z]

pork

[@keithdavid9287]

bacon!

[@dus10who]

kinda bums me out knowing they're being raised for consumption cause they're so cute. not saying i'm going vegan...just bums me out a bit

[@thejompi]

Why? they're going to become Kalua pork , they go for greatness.

[@amyrivers9792]

Dustin Hu at least they had a great life but I totally understand what you are saying.

[@calebhuang2429]

This is the way it is. To give life you got a sacrifice one. Big props n respect to this man giving the animals a good life before their ultimate sacrifice

[@RBuckminsterFuller]

Isn't there risk of inbreeding if you don't have more than that one boar?

[@easysnake205]

You can import pig semen and artificially inseminate.

[@easysnake205]

Female breeding stock is much more valuable

[@RBuckminsterFuller]

I get that. I guess the piglets are continuously culled for pork until the breeding generation is too old to keep going, and that's when you need new genetic material.

[@tecumsehzacateco8798]

You want inbreeding you keep the breeding stock pure.

[@tecumsehzacateco8798]

RBuckminsterFuller you keep inbred pigs for breeding stock, and then the ones you cross you eat

[@jrsanz2]

THEN are not pure bread

[@laurenlewsadder4728]

Always concerned with how they are killed?

[@woodyahh2110]

Most expensive pork in the world 😃

[@aljimdenverarcueno8120]

first!! or not? lol

[@John77Doe]

yamatrek totex I think so. 😑😑😑😑😑

[@48162342]

They look like Trump and Steve Bannon.

[@alexurdinarrain2807]

First! Ya'll slow asf

[@jadeshiota784]

Alex Urdinarrain you're first on an eater video, they post frequently, it isn't pewdiepie, you achieved something in life didn't ya?

[@jojojaykay]

Homestuck Kawaii You just pissed that he kicked ur FUKKING ass in first posting

[@jadeshiota784]

jojojaykay I'm not. I'm just saying insulting people for not being first on an eater video is dumb XD

[@jojojaykay]

It's only dumb to you because you were too dumb to get here first.

[@jadeshiota784]

jojojaykay How does being smart allow you to get here first? XD

[@IEatYourSandwiches]

this is really oddly sexual

[@danerorman]

Not a good idea to keep pigs with other animals. They will eat baby chicks, lambs, and baby goats.

[@vergelvelasquez]

They are separated by a fence so no worries mate

[@shubhammehta5591]

Pork should be banned