1. 7 Sausage Flavours You Might Have Never Heard Of!

    · By Debra · Posted in Meat

    Sausages, what would we do without the good old banger? Enjoyed all over the world in casseroles, fry-ups, barbecues, and hotdogs!We all know about the traditional pork sausages, and the sweet, red tomato variants, but have you heard of any of the following flavours? Wollwurst When you think German sausage, you’ll probably think of Bratwurst,…

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  2. The maple bacon croissant has landed in the UK

    · By Debra · Posted in Meat

    This year’s best bacon sandwich so far is at once familiar and surprising. It’s not the standard rashers-trapped-in-bread experience, but rather a pastry, with ribbons of maple-soaked bacon snaking around croissant dough in what looks like a pain au raisin, or a particularly attractive snail shell. The maple bacon croissant is the work of Pophams Bakery, a new…

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  3. Bradford school bans sausage rolls from packed lunches

    · By Debra · Posted in Meat

    A school ban on sausage rolls and other “unhealthy” foods in pupils’ lunchboxes has divided opinion. The new policy at Shirley Manor Primary Academy in Bradford states parents will be called if banned foods are found in packed lunches. Steve Fryer, whose son’s sausage roll was confiscated, said the school should “stick to teaching kids”. Others have…

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  4. Working at Waterall – We Want You!

    · By Debra · Posted in Meat

    People trust a butcher. What they advise, they heed. What they recommend, they consume. The apron is part of it, yes – the apron gives them power. But it’s much more than the apron… Our family business has traded as a Pork Butchers in Sheffield for over 50 years. We pride ourselves on providing high quality traditional Pork…

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  5. Why Does Bacon Smell So Good?

    · By Debra · Posted in Meat

    When it comes to breakfasts, there are few aromas better than that of bacon, sizzling and crisping in a pan. As part of a brief new series looking at the chemicals behind aromas, this graphic considers the chemicals that lend bacon it’s characteristically mouth-watering scent. Considering that bacon is such a universally worshipped food item,…

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  6. So, what is Bacon?

    · By Debra · Posted in Meat

    Bacon is the word used for the raw pig meat that has been wet or dry-cured. The word bacon means ‘back’ but in fact refers to cuts from the side of the carcass that is butchered in a similar way to the butchering of pork. ‘Gammon’ is the word used for the raw, cured hind…

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