Ryojin MATSUMOTO also recommended that Shinsen-gumi raise pigs, and when they were stationed in Nishi Hongan-ji Temple, piglets brought in from Kobe were raised (fed on leftovers), and MATSUMOTO made members eat pork.
なお、松本良順は新選組にブタを飼うようすすめ、西本願寺駐屯時に神戸から子豚を持ち込み養豚させ（餌は残飯）、豚肉を隊士に食べさせていた。