Warren Campbell is a food and drink enthusiast who has his finger on the pulse when it comes to the Scottish licence trade. Other varieties of black pudding are also made across the UK, and in many other places across the world, such as Norway, Thailand, Latin America and Nepal. What was once a simple meal for an Island crofter has grown incredibly across the UK and the rest of the world. Made exclusively in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, it has an important place in Scottish culinary tradition.

Charles Macleod - Makers of Award Winning Stornoway Black Pudding

The application for PGI status came about after the food was threatened by "impostor puddings" labelled as Stornoway but made outside of the Western Isles. Multi award winning, including nine Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Foods, our Stornoway Black Pudding is made with Scottish oatmeal to give a unique texture and the moist deep flavour is a result of high quality ingredients and fine balance of seasoning. The Stornoway Black Pudding Producers Association are delighted to have achieved recognition through the PGI accreditation for our product.Campaigners finally saw success in May 2013, when Stornoway Black Pudding was granted protected status by the European Union. If you think you’ll be out, why not have your package delivered to you at work, or give us the address of a friend or neighbour who can accept the package for you.

and rise of Stornoway black pudding The rise and rise of Stornoway black pudding

Here’s what I tell you: some goat’s stomachs lie on the fire where we put them, bloated with fat and blood where we put them. In spite of the challenges British producers are undergoing as a result of the pandemic, over 100 producers entered more than 300 products into the nine classes, and our judges were struck by the exceptional quality and range of the entries. With interest in local food having never been greater, I would urge Scottish companies and producers to consider how they can take advantage of this scheme. During the Integrated Development Programme in the 1980’s further investment was made in improvement and expansion creating a first class farming environment living in complete harmony with the surrounding crofting community and delivering a high quality product for sale over the company’s counter.Please note: If you have bought your black pudding from a raw meat counter it should notbe eaten cold and must be heated thoroughly in case it has come into contact with other raw meat products.

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Do not let the water boil as this may cause the skin to split and the pudding will take on water and go mushy. Sheep farming introduced in the late 19th century has been a principal economic activity for the region. Multi award winning, including six Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Foods, the Stornoway black pudding is made with Scottish oatmeal to give a unique texture and seasoned to give a moist deep flavour. We were very biast towards puddings from the islands but Grants of Speyside is top of the list for us .

Kenny and Donald MacLeod founded the MacLeod and MacLeod business in 1931, and their strict quality guidelines are still used to this day. The owner of Café Gandolfi in Glasgow, Seumas MacInnes, has written a book of recipes, all of which contain Stornoway black pudding as one of their ingredients. This is the most common surname on the Isle of Lewis, meaning that nicknames or patronymics are often used to dispel confusion. a b c "Application to register the name 'Stornoway Black Pudding' as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) under the EU protected food name scheme".

Stornoway Black Pudding - Damn Delicious Stornoway Black Pudding - Damn Delicious

There are several cheap versions of black pudding on the market, but with personal assurance, none will compare to Stornoway's. This tastes far less fatty than others and gives a smooth texture when eaten, as does the Nick Nairn one.Many Scottish and English men achieved high-ranking positions of employment throughout Patagonia, island people among them. Post cooking it presented still firm and cut on the plate witout falling to bits or bound together with fat. One of the reasons the Stornoway Black Pudding is unique is because unlike other regional variation of Black Pudding, the main ingredient is Beef Suet, a tasteless fat from around the kidney or loins of cattle.