quick -eat or throw?

[brandnewhelsy]

Just slow-cooked some belly pork bought from a farm this afternoon, apples, sage, lovely. DH looked at it and said "should it still have the hairs on?" .
So, can we eat pork that has been cooked with the hairs on the skin even if we don't eat the skin? I know how daft this sounds but it's egg and chips otherwise and it smells LOVELY. Dcs have eaten so it's just for us.

Of course you can

I'd eat it

Thanks! I have to admit I've never seen a headline "woman dies from eating pork with hairs on"

Don't get what difference the hairs would make if you are not eating the skin. And how would you remove them - pluck them? I hope you have enjoyed it, it sounds lovely. Any chance of the recipe?

Eat it deffo.

just leave the hairs

Because I chucked everything else in with it so thought if there was something wrong with the hairs it would be in everything, IYSWIM. Oh I feel so daft now. According to my dad who was brought up on a farm, you scour the skin to get the hairs off.
About to eat it now - its been on for ages. If it's nice I'll give you the recipe

Well if it smells lovely that is a good start. See what you mean about the scouring, but I am sure it will be fine.

With chicken with same feather still attached you would singe them then scour I thought. Maybe you do the same with pork?

eat!

eat!!