Though the meat of the native pig of Lanyu (the Lanyu miniature pig) is lean and robust in texture, it was long ago weeded out of the meat products market because these pigs don't produce much meat, nor are they efficient breeders.
反觀俗稱「迷你豬」的本土蘭嶼豬，雖然肉質不油膩且較富嚼勁，但因天生不太長肉、飼養效率低下，早已被肉品市場淘汰。