Pasture-Raised Chicken

Our UMAMI chickens live the ultimate life. We allow them to grow more mature, resulting in bigger, happier, tastier, and more UMAMI flavoured products. They are raised on pasture land, focusing on regenerative farming, all while drinking local rooibos tea. At Umami, our chickens live longer, fuller lives, allowing them to develop richer flavour profiles than most store bought chicken. With each extra day on our pasture, drinking rooibos tea, they accumulate more fat content. This results in that signature Umami taste that we all love. 

Umami is a family-based business whose passion for healthy living extends from their home to yours. What sets their chickens apart is their unique diet. These pasture-raised chickens sip on local Biedouw valley Rooibos tea which is packed with antioxidants, and is known for benefiting gut health. This infusion enhances the overall health of the chicken, ensuring a wholesome and healthy meal for your family. Regenerative Agriculture at Its Best:  Umami Chicken use Joel Salatin's style tractor system, as inspiration for your authentic tractor systems better fitted for the Cederberg climates, which ensures their farming practices contribute positively to the environment. This regenerative approach not only sustains the land but enhances it, guaranteeing you a product that’s as good for the earth as it is for you.

Umami is one of the core five tastes (including sweet, sour, salty and bitter). Umami means "essence of flavour" in Japanese. Its taste is often described as the meaty, savoury deliciousness that deepens flavour. 

Available for delivery and collection in Johannesburg. 

🍗The wait can be lengthy, as the chickens come from the Cape once a month. We advise that you make "bulk" orders to make it worth the wait. 

🍗 When you make an order on our website; at checkout a delivery fee is added to your order. In the case of our chicken orders, delivery fees will fluctuate depending on demand, petrol prices and seasonality. We will eventually come to a more set courier fee. 

🍗 If you’d rather collect from us in Bryanston to save on courier fees, let me know, and I can invoice you manually.

🍗If you have any questions you are welcome to WhatsApp me on 0662356881. My name is Mary-Rose. I am the founder of Truffle Pig Pantry. 🐖