The Cream of the Pudding

In 2011, McCarthy’s butchers of Kanturk created The Coronation Black Pudding for a visit by the late Queen of England. This recipe won them the European gold medal with The Confrèrie De Chevalier du Goûte-Boudin.

The Confrèrie, or the Fraternity of the Knights of Black Pudding was set up in 1963 by food lovers in France. They encourage people to enjoy black pudding a variety of ways. Pudding is a divisive food - made from pig’s blood, fat, and onion - but McCarthy’s have gone above and beyond with their additions to the breakfast staple.

The Coronation Black Pudding combines the traditional with Teeling whisky, Kanturk cream, and local apple. But this isn’t their only pudding creation.

Other popular creative products are wild garlic sausages and chocolate and pistachio pudding. They pride themselves in supporting local and seasonal produce, and as the year continues, we look forward to seeing what they next create!

McCarthy’s celebrate Ireland’s only gold medal at the prestigious European pudding awards in Normandy, France.