GUIDE TO SUPPLIERS Charles Macleod/Stornoway Black Pudding www.charlesmacleod.co.uk
Despite its remote Outer Hebrides location, the small, third generation family butcher, Charles Macleod, has a big reputation for its Stornoway Black Pudding, which has EU Protected Geographical Indication status. Known locally as Charlie Barley’s, the butcher has been producing the puddings for 68 years to the original family recipe.
Charcutier Ltd www.charcutier.co.uk
Carmarthenshire’s Charcutier Ltd produces both British heritage charcuterie and authentic versions of delicacies from further afield, informed by owner Illtud Llyr Dunsford’s travels in Europe and North America. Based at Felin y Glyn Farm in the Gwendraeth Valley, Dunsford has won numerous scholarships and accolades including a Young British Foodie trophy and a spot among Heston Blumenthal’s Young British Artisans. Traditional products are bacons, hams, sausages, spiced beef, black puddings and kettle-rendered lard. Its European-style range covers salami, chorizo and saucisson sec as well as cooked or smoked sausages such as boudin blanc, bratwurst and frankfurters. It also produces American-style franks, brats, Texan hot links and pastrami.
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www.capreolusfinefoods.co.uk
A 2014 BBC Food & Farming Awards finalist, Capreolus works closely with local farmers to source meat for the wide range of charcuterie it produces in West Dorset. Given its name (the latin for roe deer), the company works with venison, as well as beef, mutton and free-range duck. Its main pork supplier raises Oxford Sandy & Black pigs in oak woods, supplementing their diets with whey left over from Dorset Blue Vinney cheese production. The resulting products include: guanciale (Champion Product 2013 – Taste of the West), coppa, pancetta, air-dried ham, lardo (three stars, Great Taste 2014) and a range of salamis. All of these are available either in ready-sliced retail packs (three-month shelf life) or whole pieces for slicing at the deli counter.
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Cannon & Cannon www.cannonandcannon.com
Wholesaler and retailer Cannon & Cannon represents and works closely with 15 British artisan charcuterie producers, including Moons Green, Trealy Farm, Capreolus Fine Foods, Great Glen Charcuterie and Suffolk Salami. From its HQ at London’s Borough Market, the business runs a tasting room showcasing its full range to customers and providing staff training and tasting sessions. It also hosts the Meat School, which teaches consumers about butchery and curing techniques. Cannon & Cannon offers bespoke curing services for its clients too.
Bumble & Boots
www.bumbleandboots.co.uk
Based in the North Dorset village of Bourton, Bumble & Boots makes all of its jerky using carefully sourced cuts of local beef, all from West Country farms. The beef is sliced, seasoned and marinated to the producer’s own recipe before being air-dried, without nitrates or MSG. The business has been trading since late 2013 but has already won Great Taste and Taste of the West Gold awards for its original beef jerky. Owners Andrew and Fran Gillett are now working on new flavours including a spicier variety.
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Guide to British & Continental Charcuterie 2015-16
A supplement to Fine Food Digest