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In addition to the shops listed below, Aberdeenshire produce can be found at local farmers’ markets (see p.53) or obtained directly from producers featured elsewhere in the guide. Entries are grouped into four geographical areas running north to south in Aberdeenshire. Within each area entries are sorted alphabetically.
BUCHAN & THE BANFFSHIRE COAST AE Brown & Son 14 Main Street, Turriff 01888 563379 Mon–Sat 8am–5pm. Closed Sun
Known locally as Brown the Butcher and a firm favourite on Turra’s Main Street, this firm lays claim to a staggering 137 product awards to date. As a member of the Scotch Butchers Club, Brown’s is one of Scotland’s quality independent butchers, sourcing their beef, lamb and pork from approved outlets. They stock a large range of homemade sausages, pies and burgers, as well as steak pies.
Bert Fowlie Butcher 26 High Street, Strichen 01771 637234, scotsmeat.com Mon–Sat 7am–5.30pm. Closed Sun
Strichen’s multi-award winning butcher prides itself on the excellence of its product across their whole range of beef, lamb and pork products and speciality pies. A retail butcher with an extensive local market, Bert Fowlie also sells very well online, delivering all over the country, with orders made before 11pm on Tuesday delivered that Friday. Try some traditional treats such as mealie jimmy’s (white pudding), oxtail and potted haugh.
Bogside Farm Shop & Butchery King Edward, Banff 01261 821244, bogsidefarmshop.co.uk Mon–Sat 9am–6pm
Driving along the A947 from Aberdeen to Banff, about four miles from Macduff you’ll see some fields of Highland Cattle grazing happily on the lush farmland. Take the turn into Bogside Farm Shop and you can buy some of their meat to try for yourself. The Bruce family started their own butchery in 2005 and have built up a reputation for great quality meat products, mostly reared on the farm itself. With Highland beef, lamb, pork and bacon, there’s plenty to choose from. Try the Highland beef ribeye steaks, which taste both deliciously meaty and delicate, or some of their dry cured bacon, cured on site. Order online and collect at a convenient time, or find them at a local farmers’ market.
Bruce of the Broch 22 Broad Street & 57 Mid Street, Fraserburgh 01346 518303, gourmetmeats.co.uk
Alistair Bruce’s family have been supplying quality lamb, pork and beef cuts to Fraserburgh for four generations, an association with the town stretching back almost 120 years. Over the last two decades they have expanded their offering well beyond the traditional butcher’s remit. As well as selling mealies (white puddings) made to a secret Bruce family recipe, dry-curing their own bacon and making sausages and haggis by hand, they also stock a decent range of fresh fish landed at the local harbour, as well as baked goods and ready meals made daily by the chefs in their own specialist kitchen. Pies are a big part of the business too, and with good reason, having earned more than 40 awards in recent years.
R Coutts & Son 2 Mid Street, Peterhead 01779 471021 Mon/Tue & Thu–Sat 7am–5pm. Wed 7am–4.30pm. Closed Sun This respected Peterhead butcher not only serves the town’s residents and a large number of the area’s hotels and restaurants, it also trades wholesale to the fishing fleet and offshore supply boats. As well as highquality Buchan beef, they stock local poultry, lamb and pork, plus a varied selection of
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