We were once a nation of shopkeepers with a generation of butchers, green grocers and bakers, who knew every customer by name. The way we shop for meat now has changed and is largely dominated by supermarkets that encourages mass food production which creates high volume of produce. Unfortunately, this often reduces an animal’s quality of life which, in turn, affects the taste […]
You may find sheep in just about every country on the planet, but in season British lamb is very hard to beat. Spring lamb season runs from May-October but it is in the earlier spring months that British lamb is at its most succulent and its flavour at its most subtle. This is partly because lambs are typically weaned to a diet of […]
Some weeks ago a few of our customers came in to our butchers shop in Cambridge and asked if we had any gluten free sausages. We used to make them years ago and they sold really well but gradually the demand died down and we stopped selling them. So when these customers asked about them, and we didn’t have any, we decided […]
Look after your mum and treat her to a 28 day matured Top side of Beef roast on Mother’s Day this coming Sunday. Don’t forget all the trimmings. Roast potatoes, vegetables and yorkshire pudding! You can get it all from our shop here in Cambridge. A family of 8 can eat this tasty meal for around £20 total or £2.50 a head. Come and visit us and we can help […]
There has always been a lively debate as regards to wether red meat is good or bad for the health. (Red meat is any meat that is red before cooking it, i.e. pork, beef, lamb, venison etc.) As butchers we of course believe lean red meat has got a number of very healthy factors. The following essential […]