Londoners vote for favourite local sausage
From today, we’re asking Londoners to tell us which is the capital’s best local sausage [1]. Following its successful competition last year, The Jellied Eel magazine [2] wants Londoners once more to choose their favourite from 22 sausages available at certified farmers’ markets [3] and independent butchers, made with ingredients from within 100 miles of London.
To add a little extra flavour to the competition, it’s not just plain pork on offer, with venison and lamb amongst the entrants. After voting closes on 18 March, a short-list of those with the most public votes will be put to a tasting panel at the Cookery School at Little Portland Street, including Fortnum and Mason’s Jonathan Miller, Opera Tavern chef Ben Mulock, food writer Rebecca Seal and ‘Food Stories’ blogger Helen Graves. The winner will be announced in May.
Cheryl Cohen of London Farmers’ Markets commented: “Last year’s competition really got Londoner’s buzzing about their bangers. It proved a great way to celebrate the sausage, encourage shoppers to buy local, and to support all those farmers that come into the city every week, bringing a taste of the countryside with them.”
The competition is being launched with the latest issue of The Jellied Eel, which has a special focus on food and money. Editor Ben Reynolds explains: “What with the recent boycotting of Starbucks, and the new trend for cash mobs of local independent businesses in the city, consumers are really taking notice of what their food-spending supports. Buying the big smoke’s best bangers is a great way to make sure that your money feeds the local London economy.”
Go to your local farmers’ market or one of the independent butchers that are participating to find out which is your favourite sausage, and to vote for it, go to the Jellied Eel website www.sustainweb.org/jelliedeel/vote/. Entrants can win a bumper banger bag donated by the winning producer and a meal for two at the Opera Tavern.
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For more information and pictures please contact Ben Reynolds on 07939 202 711 and ben@sustainweb.org, or Cheryl Cohen on 020 7833 0338 or Cheryl@lfm.org.uk
Notes
1. The competition runs from 6 February to 18 March. Last years winner was the Cumberland Sausage from Rockwell End Pigs www.rockwellendhousefarm.co.uk
2. The Jellied Eel is a quarterly London magazine about ethical eating. It is produced by BIG Media and London Food Link, part of the charity Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming. 20,000 copies of the free magazine are distributed via 170 outlets across London. www.jelliedeel.org/stockists and Twitter @jelliedeelmag.
3. London Farmers’ Markets runs 20 weekly certified farmers’ markets in London, providing sites for 183 farmers and producers to sell direct to the public. www.lfm.org.uk and Twitter @londonfarmers. Each market has its own dedicated Facebook page where customers can ask questions, write comments and view photos of their market.
Published Friday 8 February 2013
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