The fleece can be black, or red, but is most commonly blond.
The resulting Mangalitsa sported curly hair and were inclined to put on much weight.
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Mangalitsa does not require special care and has good fattening ability.
Its meat is considered among the tastiest pork in the world.
This is due to the natural diet of forage, wheat, corn and barley.
From the beginning of the 19th century until 1950 it was the most popular swine breed in Hungary.
The fat, bacon and its salami were demanded products in the European market.
This was a time before vegetable oils were introduced.
Even industrial lubricants and explosives were produced from this valuable fat.
Over the next 20 years, traditional Mangalica sausage with sweet paprika became available in the Hungarian markets again.
Today there are more than 8,000 breeding sows in Hungary producing 60,000 animals each year.
This still makes a very special and limited breed, but well out of the danger zone for extinction.
