The Mangalitsa pig is the eclectic breed of the hog world.
Leon and Tami Svoboda raise Mangalitsa pigs.
One of Tami and Leon’s granddaughters holds a Mangalitsa piglet.
Mangalitsa hogs are known as lard-type hogs, which is evident in their well-marbled, red meat.
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Mangalitsa piglets soak up the warmth from a heat lamp.
Peter Toth, president of the Hungarian National Association of Mangalica Breeders, left, with Tami and Leon Svoboda on their farm.
For several years, the Svobodas sold Mangalitsa meat at farmers markets in Lincoln and Omaha.
Freelance writer Ruth Nicolaus loves (nearly) everything about the Great Plains, but mostly its people. She lives in eastern Nebraska. Reach her at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.
