Supermarkets and butchers around New Zealand began selling a new blend of beef and pork mince, nicknamed “bork”, as the price of regular beef mince continued to climb. In the year to May, the average price of beef mince rose by fourteen percent to $24 per kilogram, making it harder for many families to afford.
Foodstuffs North Island confirmed it introduced the new mince blend, made entirely from New Zealand meat with equal parts beef and pork, after receiving positive feedback from shoppers. A spokesperson explained that pork was currently cheaper than beef, which helped keep the price of the blended mince lower for customers. The Kiwi Butcher Shop in Taranaki had already been selling its own version of the blend for eighteen months, calling it “bork” long before it became more widely known.
Popular Kiwi cook Alice Taylor said the mix was both tasty and budget-friendly, praising the flavour that pork mince added to dishes. She suggested home cooks fry the meat well to bring out its flavour, and recommended stretching mince further by mixing it with bread that had been soaked in water. Registered dietitian Lily Henderson said beef and pork had similar amounts of protein, though beef contained more iron, and encouraged people to focus on eating a balanced diet overall rather than worrying too much about which meat they chose.
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