As per recent reports, it has been unveiled that the Mangalitsa pig has made a comeback in Europe and the United States.

All the credit for the return of the pig goes to Michigan farmers, who have imported the pig. Farmers like Wilhelm Kohl have imported the pig to the US.

Kohl was of the view, "They are becoming much more popular in the United States, and for that fact in Europe, simply because people have realized that a pig without any fat on it is tasteless".

As per Kohl, a Mangalitsa carcass roughly contains 60% of fat. Peter Troth, known as the `Godfather' of this specie, had a meeting with Kohl and his business partner Marc Santucci.

During the meeting they enjoyed Mangalitsa pork. After having which, Troth was of the view that this pork has the best taste. Experts were of the view that this pig has been gaining a lot of popularity at high-end eating places.

It was some 200 years ago that the Mangalitsa pork was introduced. But with the passage of time, cooking oil and modern meat production took the pork out of the market. But it is now that the specie is being revived.