Only bacon that is produced in the Gailtal Valley and meets the strict quality guidelines may be called Gailtal Valley bacon PGI (protected geographical indication). The producers are subject to the strictest quality standards, which range from the rearing of the pigs to the method of maturing the bacon. Characteristic features of Gailtal Valley bacon PGI are its red colour and snow-white fat. Gailtal Valley bacon has a mild-salty, well-developed cured, smoked and meaty flavour that is slightly tangy. The bacon is firm in consistency, tender in bite and melts mellowly on the tongue.